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And be it further enacted, That there shall be an adjutant-general appointed in each state, whose duty it shall be to distribute all orders from the commander-in-chief of the state to the several corps; to attend all public reviews when the commander-in-chief of the state shall review the militia, or any part thereof; to obey all orders from ...
An order was signed by Brigadier General William Hardee ordering the Desha's 7th Arkansas Battalion to consolidate with Colonel Kelly's 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. [4] Some sources indicate the men of the 7th Battalion were very upset with the consolidation and at least one company threatened to mutiny. [10]
The 7th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (1861−1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War.Organized mainly from companies, including several prewar volunteer militia companies, raised in northeastern Arkansas, the regiment was among the first transferred to Confederate service, and spent virtually the entire war serving east of the Mississippi River.
Brigadier General, Missouri State Guard Colonel, Confederate States Army Son of explorer William Clark. USMA, 1830. Resigned as 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army, May 31, 1833. Missouri legislator. Missouri militia major of Artillery, July 1, 1846–June 24, 1847. Brigadier general, Missouri State Guard, 9th Division, May 18, 1861–resigned April 1862.
"By direction of the President of the United States, Major General F. Steele, U.S. Volunteers, is placed in command of the Department of Arkansas, which will consist of the State of Arkansas, except Fort Smith. The troops of Major-General Steele's command will constitute the 7th Army Corps, and will be subject to the Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant." [3]
Two famous Arkansas veterans of the War with Mexico would find themselves deeply involved in the first use of the Arkansas Militia following the War with Mexico. Allen Wood, who had raised a volunteer company in Arkansas which became part of the 12th United States Infantry Regiment during the war with Mexico, was appointed as Adjutant General in 1849. [1]
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After the original VII Corps was deactivated in the summer of 1863, a second VII Corps was formed from troops in the Department of Arkansas. Most of its active service occurred during Steele's Arkansas Expedition. Commanders were: Frederick Steele 6 January 1864 – 22 December 1864; Joseph J. Reynolds 22 December 1864 – 1 August 1865