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The 7th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (1861−1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War composed of troops from northeast Arkansas. Organized mainly from companies, including several preware volunteer militia companies, raised in northeastern Arkansas, the regiment was among the first transferred to Confederate Service, and spent virtually the entire war serving in Confederate forces east of the Mississippi River. After the unit sustained heavy casualties during the Battle of Shiloh and Bragg's Kentucky Campaign, the unit spent most of the rest of the war field consolidated with the 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, to form the 6th/7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. == Organization == The 7th Arkansas was mustered into State service on June 16, 1861 at Smithville in Lawrence County, Arkansas.〔 The unit was inducted into Confederate Service in July 1861 at Camp Shaver, near Pocahontas, Arkansas.〔〔 The regimental staff at the time of organization of the 7th Arkansas were:〔Col. John M. Harrell, "Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States", Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas Clement Anselm Evans, Ed., Page 301, Accessed 21 July 2011, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0254%3Achapter%3D11%3Apage%3D3013〕 * Colonel Robert G. Shaver, formerly Colonel of the 60th Arkansas Militia Regiment, of Lawrence County.〔Kie Oldham Papers, Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock Arkansas, Box 2, Items 134a, See Also, Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 518〕 * Lieutenant Colonel William R. Cain. * Major James T. Martin. * Adjutant John M. Dean. * Quartermaster H.C. Tunsell. * Commissary John S. Shaver. * Surgeon Dr. Bohannon. * Assistant Surgeon Dr. Hoadley〔 The company officers at the time of organization were:〔Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Shaver's 7TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT CSA", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted , Accessed 24 April 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=24391〕 * Company A, of Randolph County, commanded by Captain Joseph C. Martin. * Company B, the "Glaize Rifles," of Jackson County, commanded by Captain George E. Orme.〔Howerton, Bryan, R. "COMPANY B 7TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT CSA". Edward Gerdes Civil War Home Page. Retrieved March 15, 2011. http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/shaversb.htm〕 This unit was originally organized as a volunteer militia company in the 34th Arkansas Militia Regiment, Jackson County, on December 28, 1860.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers in State Militia 1827–1862, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page〕 * Company C, of Marion county, commanded by Captain James Archer, (note ). * Company D, the "Dick Johnson Guards", of Lawrence county, commanded by Captain Carney C. Straughan.〔Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas, Goodspeed Publishers, 1891, Accessed March 2, 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas/conway/bios-w-y.htm〕 This unit was originally organized as a volunteer militia company in the 60th Arkansas Militia Regiment, Lawrence County, on 17 June 1861.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 510〕 * Company E, the "Pike Guards", of Independence County, commanded by Captain John H. Dye. * Company F, of Randolph county, commanded by Captain Thomas J. Mellon. * Company G, of Independence County, commanded by Captain Ganum Brightwell. * Company H, of Izard County, commanded by Captain D. G. Deason. * Company I, of Fulton county, commanded by Captain Michael V. Shaver. * Company K, the "Arkansas Guards" of White county, Captain John C. McCauley.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers in State Militia 1827–1862, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 349, See Also, Cluck, Damon N., "Re: Shaver's 7TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT CSA", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 24 April 2012, Accessed 24 April 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=24083〕 This unit was originally organized in September 1860, under the command of Captain, later Brigadier General Dandridge McRea. The company participated in the seizure of the Little Rock Arsenal in February 1861 under the command of Captain McRea.〔Thompson, Alan, "more", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 30 March 2011, Accessed 24 April 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=23647〕 * Lieutenant Colonel Cain resigned at Camp Shaver because of failing health, and was replaced by John M. Dean as lieutenant colonel and Jack Horne as adjutant. Commissary Shaver resigned at about the same time, and John D. Sprigg replaced him.〔 The unit's field officers were Colonels Robert G. Shaver and D. A. Gillespie; Lieutenant Colonels W. R. Cain, John M. Dean, James Rutherford, and Peter Snyder; and Majors John A. Hill, James T. Martin, and John C. McCauley.〔 The regiment was armed with weapons which the state confiscated when the Federal Arsenal at Little Rock was seized by Arkanssas State Militia troops in February 1861. Disposition of the weapons found in the Arsenal is somewhat sketchy, but from various records it can be surmised that the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiments, mustered in June, 1861, were issued M1816/M1822 .69 caliber flintlocks. They retained these weapons until April, 1862 when they were able to exchange them for better weapons scavenged from the battlefield at Shiloh.〔Ezell, Tom, "Re: Van Dorn- Army of the Southwest", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 17 December 2001, Accessed 11 June 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?read=545〕 The regiment remained in State service about six weeks, when General Hardee was ordered to make transfer of the State regiments into Confederate service. In making these transfers, nearly all the regiments lost the equivalent of a company in those men who declined to re-enlist for confederate service and were subsequently discharged. The 7th Arkansas transferred with the loss of only 17 men who refused to re-enlist as "Confederate troops". Captain C.C. Straughan of Co. G, and Captain James F. Archer of Co. H retired, and were replaced by Captain Warner and Captain Blackburn, respectively. 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「7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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