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The 3rd Arkansas Cavalry was first organized in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 10, 1861, by former senator and soldier Solon Borland. Borland, who was at the time serving as a state militia commander for Northern Arkansas, was initially named a Colonel of the regiment. However, that post was "elected" by the members of the regiment, and Borland ...
The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry (1864–1865) was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Arkansas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, not all of its citizens supported secession. Arkansas formed 11 regiments that served in the Union Army.
On September 5, 1864, the State Troop companies, including Pettus's Battalion, were formed into one regiment of cavalry to be designated as the 3rd Regiment of Arkansas State Cavalry, with Col. Robert C. Newton assigned to the command of the regiment until an election could be held for field officers. [10]
Like almost all Southern states during the American Civil War, Arkansas provided a number of units to fight for the Union, organized from African-Americans and pro-Union sympathizers. Arkansas had the third smallest white population out of the Confederate states, but more whites joined the Union Army from that state than any other besides ...
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") [2] is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
The 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Third Arkansas", was a line infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Mustered into Confederate service in 1861 under Colonel Albert Rust , and later falling under the command of Colonel Van. H. Manning , the Arkansas regiment ...
0–9. 1st Arkansas 30 Day Volunteer Regiment; 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (Stirman's) 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment (Trans-Mississippi)
1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles: Col Thomas J. Churchill; 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles: Col James M. McIntosh, Ltc Benjamin T. Embry [3] South Kansas-Texas Mounted Regiment (3rd Texas Cavalry): Col Elkanah Greer; Pearce's Division, Arkansas State Troops BG Nicholas Bartlett Pearce. 1st Arkansas Cavalry: Col De Rosey Carroll