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The 4th Infantry, Arkansas State Troops (1861) was an Arkansas State infantry regiment that served during the American Civil War. After being raised in mid-1861, the regiment was assigned to the command of Brigadier General Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, who was the commander of the 1st Division, Provisional Army of Arkansas.〔 The regiment is referred to as the "4th Regiment Arkansas Volunteers", or "Walker's Regiment" in contemporary accounts; it was disbanded shortly after the Battle of Wilson's Creek in August 1861. Another Arkansas unit also had the designation 4th Arkansas, the 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment which formed after the Battle of Wilson's Creek, and spent most of its service in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. There is no connection between the two units.〔 == Organization == At the beginning of the war, the Arkansas Succession Convention created the Provisional Army of Arkansas. The Provisional Army was to consist of two divisions, the 1st Division in the western part of the state was to be commanded by Brigadier General Pearce, and the 2nd Division in the eastern half of the state, commanded by Major General James Yell. The intent of the Secession Convention was to transfer these state troop regiments into Confederate service as quickly as possible, to avoid the cost of paying for a large state army. The troops of the eastern division were transferred to the command of Brigadier General Hardee in July 1861, but the troops of the western division under Brigadier General Pearce were not transferred to Confederate service before they became engaged in the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The unit was composed of the following volunteer companies:〔〔〔Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies of Pearce's Brigade", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 12 February 2007, Accessed 16 February 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14760 , See also Dandrige McRae Papers, Arkansas History Commission, http://www.ark-ives.com/manuscripts/detail.aspx?id=181〕 :Company A, of Sebastian County, commanded by Captain Patrick H. Sanders. :Company B, of Madison County, commanded by Captain Larkin Bunch. :Company C, of Washington County, commanded by Captain Hugh L. Tinnen. :Company D, the Fort Smith Grays, of Sebastian County, commanded by Captain Cabell. :Company E, of Crawford County, commanded by John T. Humphreys. :Company F, of Washington County commanded by Captain Thomas Montague Gunter. :Company G, of uncertain county commanded by Captain J. W. Johnson. :Company H, the Jo. Wright Guards, of Carroll County commanded by Capt. Hampton B. Fancher. :Company I, of Carroll County, commanded by Captain John Denny. :Company K, of Carroll County, commanded by Captain James Midleton Pittman. The regimental officers were:〔 :Walker, James D., Colonel :Berry, Tom, Lieutenant Colonel :Peel, S.W., Major :Dunlap, A., Surgeon :Morrow, J.M., Assistant Surgeon 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 Regiment, Arkansas State Troops」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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