35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
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|dates= 1862–1865
|country= Confederate States of America
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|branch= Infantry
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|battles=Battle of Pea Ridge
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The 35th Arkansas Infantry (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. Having gone through multiple prior reorganizations, it had previously been known as the 17th (Griffiths) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, the 35th Arkansas, and the 22nd Arkansas.Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas Facts on File, 1992, {{ISBN|978-0-8160-2288-5}}, page 69 and 101
Organization
35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 and later redesignated as the 22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment. It was organized from remnants of the 17th (Griffiths) Arkansas Infantry Regiment and former Militia members who enlisted in the summer of 1862. It was also known as the 1st (Rector's War Regiment) Arkansas Infantry. The unit was placed in Fagan's and A. T. Hawthorne's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department.United States. War Dept. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 4, Correspondence, Etc., Book, 1893; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145061 : accessed February 14, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas. Its commanding officers were Colonels Frank Rector, James P. King and Henry J. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Wallace, and Majors John J. Dillard and Mark T. Tatum.
Service
Under the command of Colonel James P. King, the 35th Arkansas fought at the Battle of Bayou Fourche and the Battle of Helena where it reported 75 casualties. Later, under the command of Colonel Henry J. McCord, the unit saw action at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111010185724/http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/item-detail.aspx?type=Time+Period&item=Civil+War+through+Reconstruction+%281861+-+1874%29 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]
- [http://digital.library.cornell.edu/m/moawar/waro.html The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122909/http://arkansascivilwar.com/ The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas]
- {{US government|url=http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm|title=Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System|agency=National Park Service}}
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