The 7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1863–1865) was a

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during the

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Organization

This regiment was formed on July 25, 1863, by adding independent companies to J. F. Hill's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion. The 7th Cavalry was commanded by Colonel John Fry Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Basham, and Majors J. L. Adams and J. C. Ward. Many former members of the 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment joined this unit. The unit was composed of companies from the following counties: Colonel John Fry Hill

* Company A – Pope County * Company B – Johnson County * Company C – Searcy County * Company D – Pope County * Company F – Unknown * Company G – Madison County * Company H – Pope and Johnson County * Company K – Johnson County * Company L – Johnson County * Company M – Johnson County

Battles

The unit served in General Cabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in the following engagements: * Battle of Devil's Backbone, Arkansas, September 1, 1863 *

Battle of Poison Spring The Battle of Poison Spring was fought in Ouachita County, Arkansas on April 18, 1864, as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American Civil War. A Union force commanded by Major General Frederick Steele had moved from Little Rock, Arka ...

, Arkansas, April 18, 1864 *

Battle of Marks' Mills The Battle of Marks' Mills (April 25, 1864), also known as the Action at Marks’ Mills, was fought in present-day Cleveland County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Confederate Brigadier-General James F. Fagan, having made a forced m ...

, Arkansas, April 25, 1864 * Battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, * Battle of Dardanelle, Arkansas, *

Price's Missouri Raid Price's Missouri Expedition (August 29 – December 2, 1864), also known as Price's Raid or Price's Missouri Raid, was an unsuccessful Confederate cavalry raid through Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the Am ...

, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September, 1864 *

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, October 25, 1864

Surrender

This regiment surrendered at

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References

External links

Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page

Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

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Organization

Battles

Surrender

See also

References

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