29th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

The 29th Arkansas Infantry (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. Also known as: the 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; 1st Trans-Mississippi Infantry Regiment.^[1]

Organization

The 29th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, was organized in Pope County by individual companies during March through June 1862 as the 1st Trans-Mississippi Infantry; and organized as the 29th Arkansas Infantry Regiment upon its acceptance into Confederate service on June 6, 1862 under the command of Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants. The unit was renamed the 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the summer of 1862.^[2]

References

External links

• Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
• The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
• The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
• The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas

See also

• List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units
• Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
• Confederate Units by State
• Arkansas in the American Civil War
• Arkansas Militia in the Civil War

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".