28th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

28th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)

Arkansas state flag
Active 1862 to 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
Branch Infantry
Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments
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The 28th Arkansas Infantry (1862 – 1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit was orgionally designated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment.

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Organization

28th Infantry Regiment, originally known as McRae's Emergency Regiment and also called 2nd Trans-Mississippi Regiment, was organized during the summer of 1862. Colonel Dandridge McRae, Lieutenant Colonel John E. Glenn, and Major W. S. Hanna were in command.[1] The unit was inducted into Confederate Service on in June or July. The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:[2]

Battles

The unit fought at Prairie Grove, then in January, 1863, was reorganized as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment.[1] The unit is credited with the following engagements:[4]

Surrender

This regiment was included in the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department by General E. Kirby Smith on May 26, 1865.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 28th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, 21st Regiment Arkansas Militia, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21milcoe.html
  4. ^ a b Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 165.

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