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}}The 10th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War from the state of Arkansas. The unit is also known as A. R. Witt's Infantry, C. M. Cargile's Infantry, E. L. Vaughan's Infantry, Thomas D. Merrick's Infantry, S. S. Ford's Infantry, Obed Patty's Infantry, George A. Merrick's Infantry, Zebulon Venable's Infantry and Robert C. Bertrand's Infantry in contemporary accounts.〔 After being captured at the Siege of Port Hudson, the unit reorganized as a mounted infantry unit, and was known as the 10th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment or Witt's Arkansas Cavalry. == Organization == The 10th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was mustered into Confederate Service in July 1861 at Springfield in Conway County.〔 Its members were drawn from the counties of Cleburne, Van Buren, Conway, and Perry.〔 The unit comprised the following volunteer companies:〔 * Company A – the "Quitman Rifles", of Van Buren County, commanded by Captain A. R. Witt.〔〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY A, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfa.html〕 This Company was orgigionally organized as a volunteer militia company, under the command of Captain A. R. Witt in the 22nd Regiment, Arkansas State Militia, Van Buren County on June 24, 1861.〔Kie Oldham Papers, Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock Arkansas, Box 2, Item 135〕 * Company B – the "Ready Rifles," of Conway County, commanded by Captain John T. Kirk.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY B, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfb.html〕 * Company C – the "Choctaw Riflemen" from Van Buren County, commanded by Captain H.C. Barrett.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY C, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfc.html〕 * Company D – the "White County Volunteers" from White County, commanded by Captain John A. Pemberton.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY D, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfd.html〕 * Company E – the “Conway Invincibles” of Conway County, commanded by Captain M.H. Vaughn.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY E, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfe.html〕 * Company F – the “Muddy Bayou Heroes” of Conway County, commanded by Captain Unknown.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY F, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinff.html〕 * Company G – the "Red River Riflemen", of Van Buren County, commanded by Captain John B. Miller.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY G, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfg.html〕 * Company H – the "Perry County Mountaineers", from Perry County, commanded by Captain R.F. Janes.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY H, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfh.html〕 * Company I – the "Conway Tigers", of Conway County, commanded by Captain John W. Duncan.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY I, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfi.html〕 * Company K – the "Springfield Sharpshooters." of Conway County, commanded by Captain W.S. Hanna.〔Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, "COMPANY K, 10TH REGIMENT ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 12 May 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/10thinfk.html〕 This Company was orgigionally organized as a volunteer militia company, under the command of Captain S.S. Ford in the 4th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia, Conway County on July 27, 1860.〔Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers in State Militia 1827–1862, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 32〕 Captain Ford became Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th Arkansas when formed.〔 The unit was originally commanded by Colonel T. D. Merrick, who had formerly held the rank of Major General of the Arkansas Militia and who carried Governor Rector's demand for the surrender of the Little Rock Arsenal to its commander in February 1861.〔 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 9th and 10th Arkansas, Kelly's 9th Arkansas Battalion, and the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry were all issued flintlock Hall breechloading rifles from the Arsenal.〔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「10th Arkansas Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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