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}}The 8th Arkansas Infantry (July 13, 1861 – April 26, 1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War from the state of Arkansas. It 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 Infantry Regiment. == Organization == The unit was enrolled in state service on July 13, 1861 at Camp Price〔 near Jacksonport, Arkansas.〔Col. John M. Harrell, "Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States", Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas Clement Anselm Evans, Ed., Page 303, Accessed 21 July 2011, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0254%3Achapter%3D11%3Apage%3D303〕 The unit was inducted into Confederate Service on September 10, 1861.〔 The unit was originally composed of units from the following counties:〔Howerton, Bryan, "Re: 8th Arkansas, before consolidation", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 22 November 2011, Accessed 23 November 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=25097〕 * * Company A, of Jackson County, commanded by Captain Robert Anthony. * * Company B, of Jackson County, commanded by Captain James H. Wilson. * * Company C, of Independence County, commanded by Captain George W. McCauley. * * Company D, of Independence County, commanded by Captain Thomas J. Morgan. This unit was originally organized on June 8, 1861 as a volunteer militia company in the 59th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 129〕 * * Company E, the "Independence Guards", of Independence County, commanded by Captain Justus F. Tracy. This unit was originally organized on February 15, 1861 as a volunteer militia company in the 59th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia.〔 * * Company F, the "West Point Rifles", of White County, commanded by Captain A. T. Jones. This unit, also "West Point Rangers" was originally organized on May 29, 1861 as a volunteer militia company in the 65th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia under the command of Captain Joseph F. Hathaway.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 575〕 * * Company G, of Jackson County, commanded by Captain William H. Gray. * * Company H, of Independence County (that portion now encompassed by Cleburne County), commanded by Captain Enoch N. Floyd. * * Company I, of Jackson County, commanded by Captain Winfield S. Smalley. * * Company K, of Randolph County, commanded by Captain James P. Wright. The original regimental officers of the 8th Arkansas were:〔Gerdes, Edward G., "FIELD OFFICERS AND STAFF 8TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 22 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/8thinf&s.html〕〔Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" St. Louis and New York, N. D. Thompson publishing company, 1890, Call number: 9197481, Page 398, Accessed 22 November 2011, https://archive.org/stream/pictorialhistory00hemp#page/398/mode/2up〕 * * Colonel William K. Patterson. * * Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Couch. * * Major John A. Price. * * Sergeant Major T. H. Hubbard. * * Surgeon Lycurgus A. Dickson. * * Chaplain John H. Mann. * * Adjutant Henry J. McCurdy. * * Quartermaster Elbert L. Watson. 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〕 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「8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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