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The 27th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit served entirely in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi and eventually surrendered at Marshall Texas at the end of the war. == Organization == 27th Infantry Regiment was organized at Yellville, Arkansas, in July 1862, composed of a handful of companies of mounted volunteers, which were dismounted and reinforced with several companies of conscripts. James R. Shaler, a Missourian who had previously served in the Missouri State Guard, was appointed colonel of the new regiment. The field officers were Colonels Beal Gaither and James R. Shaler, and Lieutenant Colonels A. J. Magenis and James M. Riggs.〔〔United States. War Dept. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 4, Correspondence, Etc., Book, 1893; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145061 : accessed February 14, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.〕 The unit was composed of companies from the following counties:〔 * *Company A – Commanded by Captain Frederick T. Wood, organized on May 18, 1862 at Yellville, Marion County. * *Company B (old) – Commanded by Captain Newton A. Evans, organized February 15, 1862 at Carrollton, Arkansas, Carroll County. * *Company B (new) – Commanded by Captain T. A. Hartman, organized July 22, 1862 in Fulton County. This company contained many of the former members of Company F, Adams's Arkansas Infantry Regiment, which was disbanded following the Battle of Prairie Grove. * *Company C (old) – Commanded by Captain Jacob O. R. Ruble, organized February 15, 1862, at Bellefonte, Carroll County. * *Company C (new) – Commanded by Captain Unknown, organized in Izard County. * *Company D – Commanded by Captain Beal Gaither, Jr, organized February 15, 1862 at Washington Barracks, Carroll County. This company contained many of the former members of Company B, Adams's Arkansas Infantry Regiment, which was disbanded following the Battle of Prairie Grove. * *Company E – Commanded by Captain W. B. Flippin, organized June 18, 1862 in Marion County. * *Company F – Commanded by Captain Waddy Thorpe Hunt, organized May 21, 1862 at Locust Grove, Searcy County. This unit contained many former members of the 45th Arkansas Militia Regiment.〔 This company also contained many of the former members of Company A, Adams's Arkansas Infantry Regiment. * *Company G – Commanded by Captain Robert C. Mathews, organized May 18, 1862, Mount Olive, Izard County. * *Company H – Commanded by Captain Thomas Morton, organized June 28, 1862, in Izard County. * *Company I – Commanded by Captain James M. Riggs, organized July 6, 1862, at Richwoods, Izard County. * *Company K – Commanded by Captain J. J. Coleman, organized June 28, 1862, at Yellville Marion County. 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「27th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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