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The 4th Arkansas Infantry (August 17, 1861 – April 26, 1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment from the state of Arkansas during the American Civil War. The 4th Arkansas served throughout the war in the western theater, seeing action in the Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia campaigns. Following its depletion in numbers the regiment was consolidated several times with other Arkansas regiments, finally merging in 1865 into the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Mounted Rifles. Another Arkansas unit also had the designation 4th Arkansas, the 4th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops which participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, but was never transferred to Confederate Service. There is no connection between the two units.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page “4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment”, Arkansas State Troops, Accessed 10 January 2010, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/4arinfst.html〕 == Organization == Originally known as the "Southwestern Arkansas Regiment", the 4th Arkansas was organized at Mount Vernon, Missouri, from volunteer companies from the southwestern part of Arkansas, which arrived in Missouri just after the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The original eight companies which were mustered into service at Miller's Springs, Missouri, on August 17, 1861, were:〔 *Company A – the "Calhoun Escopets" – of Calhoun County, commanded by Captain Joseph B.McCulloch.〔 *Company B – the "Hempstead Hornets" – of Hempstead County, commanded by Captain Rufus K. Garland.〔 *Company C – the "Caddo Rifles" – of Montgomery County, commanded by Captain Francis J. Erwin.〔 *Company D – the "Bright Star Rifles" – of Lafayette County, commanded by Captain Josephuse Tison.〔 *Company E – the "Confederate Guards" – of Hempstead County, commanded by Captain John A. Rowles. This company was originally organized as a volunteer company of the 8th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia.〔〔Grebes, Edward. "COMPANY E, 4th (McNair's) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT". Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page. http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/4mcnair_coe.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011〕 *Company F – the "Montgomery Hunters" – of Montgomery County, commanded by Captain John M. Simpson.〔 *Company G – the "Pike County Blues" – of Pike County, commanded by Captain James F. Black.〔 *Company H – the "Polk County Invincibles" – of Polk County, commanded by Captain William H. Earp.〔 Two additional companies were added on October 26, 1861 at Fort Smith, Arkansas: *Company I – the "Polk Rifles" – of Polk County, commanded by Captain James B. Williamson.〔 *Company K – the "Calhoun Invincibles" – of Calhoun County, commanded by Captain Oliver H. P. Black.〔 This company was originally known as the "Calhoun Bear Hunters", but apparently opted to changed their name to the more noble sounding "Calhoun Invincibles".〔Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Arkansas companies - what regiments?", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, posted, Accessed 19 December 2014, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=4346〕 An eleventh company was temporarily attached—Kelley's Company, the "Pike County Rangers" of Pike County.〔 On 18 August they marched to Mt. Vernon, Missouri where the following commissioned and non-commissioned staff officers were appointed:〔The Old Fourth Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA, Ancestry.com, Accessed 17 February 2012, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~armontgo/fourth.htm〕 *Colonel: Mcnair, Evander from Hempstead Co. *Major: May, James H. from Montgomery Co. *Surgeon: Gammage, W.L. *Assistant Surgeon: Jones, F.N. of Arkansas *Quartermaster: Walker, George W. *Adjutant: Grant, Nathaniel Lieutenant of Company C. Montgomery Co. *Chaplain: Black, B.B. of Washington Co. *Sergeant-Major: Johnson, Needham O.S. of Company E. *Fife Major: Prince, Wm. H. Private of Company E. *Drum Major: Knox, Wm. W. Private of Company E. *Forage Master: Bostick, John of Company C. Montgomery Co. *Quartermaster Sergeant: Black, Warren Private of Company A., Calhoun Co. *Commissary Sergeant: Beard, John Private of Company B., Of Washington. *Quartermaster's Clerk: Ferguson, of Washington. *Hospital Steward: Kerr, Dr. E.W. Private of Company B, Hempstead Co. 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「4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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