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The 14th (McCarver's) Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. Almost as soon as the regiment was formed, it was split into two units. The first five companies became the 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion and the remainder of the regiment was eventually designated as the 18th Arkansas Infantry Battalion.〔Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 95〕 The 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion eventually merged with the 8th Arkansas Infantry and served for the reset of the war with that unit. The 18th Arkansas Infantry Battalion was eventually consolidated with the remnants of the 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Lemoyne's) and the new organization was designated as 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Craven's) The unit served during the Vicksburg Campaign and after being surrendered with the garrison, was reorganized in Arkansas and eventually consolidated with the remnants of several other Arkansas Regiments to form the 1st Consolidated Arkansas Infantry (Trans-Mississippi). Another Arkansas infantry regiment designated the 14th Arkansas. The other 14th Arkansas regiment was originally commanded by William C. Mitchell, but is best known as Powers' 14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. == Organization == McCarver's 14th Arkansas Regiment has been described as the regiment that barely was, since it existed only briefly as a full regiment. The first eight companies were mustered into service between August 31 and September 23, and the Field and Staff Officers were appointed on September 23, 1861, at Pocahontas, Arkansas. October 22, 1861, is recognized as the date of the organization of the regiment because that's when the ninth company joined the unit, and the company muster rolls were submitted to the Confederate War Department along with official notification of the organization of the regiment, (initially designated by Colonel Solon Borland as the 9th Arkansas).〔Howerton, Bryan, "14th Arkansas Regiment, No. 2", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted February 10, 2007, Accessed 18 Sept 2013, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=14721〕 A tenth company was added in December, 1862. The companies were from Izard, Lawrence, and Randolph counties. Stationed in the same area were the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Arkansas Regiments, which led Col. Solon Borland, commanding Post of Pocahontas, to muster Col. James H. McCarver's new regiment into service as the 9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. This would have been logical, except for the fact that a 9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment had already been authorized by the State Military Board and mustered into service at Pine Bluff on July 25, 1861, Colonel John M. Bradley commanding. When Colonel Borland sent the muster-in rolls to the Confederate War Department, he was informed that McCarver's regiment would instead be designated as the 14th Arkansas Regiment.〔Howerton, Bryan, "14th Arkansas Regiment, No. 2", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted February 9, 2007, 8:28 pm, Accessed July 30, 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14712〕 It is unclear why the Confederate War Department assigned this designation to McCarver's regiment. Correspondence exists between Arkansas Governor Henry Rector and Confederate Secretary of War Walker, in which Mitchell's regiment is clearly identified as the 14th Arkansas. In a letter dated August 22, 1861, Governor Rector wrote, "The Fourteenth Regiment of Arkansas is at Yellville. We understand that General Hardee does not wish to receive it." So the War Department was clearly informed of the existence of a 14th Arkansas Regiment; yet they still assigned that designation to McCarver's regiment four months later.〔 The unit was originally composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:〔Gerdes, Edward G., "14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thf&s.html〕 * Company A – The "Izard Volunteers" – Commanded by Captain Lindsey S. Williams, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 1, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company A, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcoa.html〕〔Howerton, Bryan, "Company Names", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted, Monday, 13 September 2004, at 1:25 p.m., Accessed 21 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=8440〕 * Company B – Commanded by Captain Thomas N. Smith, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 24, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company B, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcob.html〕 * Company C – Commanded by Captain Enoch O. Wolf.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company C, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcoc.html〕 * Company D – Commanded by Captain Christopher C. Elkins, organized in Izard Co, Arkansas, on August 27, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company D, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcod.html〕 * Company E – Commanded by Captain Hugh A. Barnett, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 23, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company E, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcoe.html〕 * Company F – Commanded by Captain William G. Matheney, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 23, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company F, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcof.html〕 * Company G – Commanded by Captain Samuel J. Herndon, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on August 31, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company G, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcog.html〕 * Company H – Commanded by Captain, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 23, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company H, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcoh.html〕 * Company I – Commanded by Captain Adison H. Nunn, organized at Pocahontas, Arkansas, on October 24, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company I, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcoi.html〕 * Company K – Commanded by Captain Thomas G. Shinpock, organized at Pitman's Ferry, Arkansas, on December 18, 1861.〔Gerdes, Edward G., "Company K, 14TH (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 30, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/14thcok.html〕 Prior to being assigned to the 14th, this company had served as Company D, 1st Battalion, 2nd Arkansas 30 Day Volunteer Regiment. The company had originally been organized as a volunteer company in the 25th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia, from Lawrence (Modern Woodruff) County.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers in State Militia 1827–1862, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 161〕 McCarver's regiment had barely received its designation when it was placed in danger of losing it. In January 1862 Brigadier General William J. Hardee made a decision to detach four of the regiment's best armed and equipped companies (Companies A, B, E & H) and designate them as the 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, and place them under the command of Major John H. Kelly. It was Brigadier General Hardee's intention was to take all of the organized Arkansas troops with him when transferred his command to Kentucky in September 1862 except for Colonel Borland's own regiment. However Hardee did not wish to accept poorly armed and untrained troops. It appears that there were sufficient arms to equip four of McCarver's companies, so these companies were detached from the regiment as a separate battalion and departed with General Hardee, with the balance of the regiment to follow when they were properly armed and equipped. Clearly, McCarver considered the detachment of those companies to be temporary, because when the official notice of organization was sent to the Confederate War Department, he assigned the detached companies designations (Cos. A-B-E-H) and noted that they were detached with General Hardee. This arrangement caused some confusion at Richmond, which wrote back to Borland, "Does Col. J. S. McCarver's command consist of only five companies, or a full regiment? If less than a regiment, it will be known as the Eighth Battalion; if ten companies, the Fourteenth Regiment Arkansas Volunteers. Please inform the Department at your earliest convenience the exact state and condition of his command. Maj. F. W. Desha's command will be known as the Seventh Battalion Arkansas Volunteers." McCarver certainly considered that he had a full regiment (the tenth company had arrived on December 18), because as late as February 1862 he was signing correspondence as "colonel commanding 14th Arkansas Regiment."〔〔 The balance of McCarver's regiment never joined Hardee because Borland, commanding post, was in a state of panic over reports that a large Union force was planning to attack Pocahontas. Borland stopped further troops movements to Kentucky, including Robert's Arkansas Battery which was intended for Hardee, and sent out a frantic call for emergency volunteers. Over two dozen of these poorly armed thirty-day companies converged on Pocahontas for an attack that never came. Borland's call resulted in the formation of the 1st and 2nd Arkansas 30 Day Volunteer Regiments.〔From, Fight and Survive! A History of Jackson County, Arkansas, in the Civil War, by Lady Elizabeth Watson, Reprinted in the Stream of History, the Jackson County Historical Society Newport. Arkansas, VOLUME XXXI 1997 NUMBERS 1–4, Page 45-50, Accessed May 6, 2011, http://cdm15320.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15320coll1&CISOPTR=144&CISOBOX=1&REC=1〕 The Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas〔Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas Content Source: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 586957, National Archives Catalog Title: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations , compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865, Record Group: 109, State: Arkansas, Roll: 0132, Military Unit: Fourteenth (McCarver's) Infantry, A-R, Accessed 18 September 2013, http://www.fold3.com/image/223422338/?terms=McCarver#223422321/〕 quartermaster receipts from October and November 1861 show the remaining companies of McCarver's command furiously requisitioning large amounts of supplies and camp equipment.〔 There was similar activity with the ordnance department, requisitioning arms and ammunition, which indicates that McCarver intended to equip the balance of his command sufficiently armed and equipped to join Hardee. However, McCarver's command remained in Arkansas. McCarver eventually replaced Col Borland and the commander of troop in northeast Arkansas, and McCarver's detached companies became a separate command, Kelly's 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (McCarver's)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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