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The 24th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit began its service in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi, but the bulk of the unit was captured at the Battle of Arkansas Post and shipped to Northern prison camps. The unit was exchanged in Virginia and shipped to Tennessee and joined the Army of Tennessee in time for the Chattanooga Campaign and remained with the army through the Atlanta Campaign, the Franklin-Nashville Campaign and ended the war in North Carolina. == Organization == The 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized at White Sulphur Springs, Arkansas on June 6, 1862.〔"24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment", Hardys in the Civil War, Accessed 23 November 2011, http://thehardyparty.com/civil_war/24th_regiment_ark.htm〕 The field officers were Colonel E. E. Portlock, Jr.; Lieutenant Colonels W. R. Hardy, E. Warfield, and T. M. Whittington; and Major F. H. Wood.〔 The unit was composed of units from the following area:〔 * *Company A – Commanded by Captain H. Herndon, organized in Sevier County, Arkansas on March 1, 1862. * *Company B – Commanded by Captain Francis H. Wood, organized in Palestine, Arkansas on May 12, 1862. * *Company C – Commanded by Captain J. A. Rader, organized at Falcon, Arkansas, June 16, 1862. * *Company D – Commanded by Captain J. H. Edwards, organized at Warren, Arkansas, June 16, 1862. * *Company E – "Drew County Grays" – commanded by Captain William P. Totter, organized in Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862. * *Company F – Commanded by Captain William H. Prescott organized at Washington, Arkansas June 21, 1862. * *Company G – Commanded by Captain Benjamin F. McKnight, organized in Calhoun County, Arkansas, July 4, 1862. * *Company H – Commanded by Captain Ezekiel Brown, organized in Dallas, Arkansas, June 25, 1862. * *Company I – Commanded by Captain John S. Drake, organized in Danville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862. * *Company K – Commanded by Captain J. R. Arnold, organized in Pike County, Arkansas, June 11, 1862. 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「24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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