The following
Confederate Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
units and commanders fought in the
Camden Expedition
The Camden Expedition (March 23 – May 3, 1864) was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army in Arkansas during the Civil War. The offensive was designed to cooperate with Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks' movement against Shreveport. ...
of the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign. The
Union order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
* Gen =
General
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* MG =
Major General
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* BG =
Brigadier General
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* Col =
Colonel
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* Ltc =
Lieutenant Colonel
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* Maj =
Major
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* Cpt =
Captain
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* Lt =
1st Lieutenant
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Other
* k = killed
* w = wounded
Confederate forces
Gen
E. Kirby Smith
Four-star rank, General Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824March 28, 1893) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department (comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Lo ...
, Commanding
District of Arkansas
MG
Sterling Price
Major-General Sterling "Old Pap" Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. Prior to ...
[Assumed command of the Arkansas and Missouri divisions April 26.]
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14th Missouri Battalion
See also
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List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units
This is a list of Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, or military units from the state of Arkansas which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The list of Union units is shown separately.
Like most states, Arkansas possessed ...
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Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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Confederate Units by State
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Arkansas in the American Civil War
During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union. Following the capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Abraham Lincoln called for troops from every Union state to put down t ...
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Arkansas Militia in the Civil War
The units of the Arkansas Militia in the Civil War to which the current Arkansas National Guard has a connection include the Arkansas State Militia, Home Guard, and State Troop regiments raised by the State of Arkansas. Like most of the United ...
Notes
References
* Forsyth, Michael J. ''The Camden Expedition of 1864 and the Opportunity Lost by the Confederacy to Change the Civil War'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers), 2003. .
* U.S. War Department
''The War of the Rebellion'' ''a Compilation of the
Official Records
The ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion'', commonly known as the ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'' or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of Americ ...
of the Union and Confederate Armies''. Series 1, Vol. XXXIV, Part 1, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
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