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17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Lemoyne's)

November 19, 2023

The 17th (Lemoyne's) Arkansas Infantry (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment did not yet have the required 10 companies when it was ordered east of the Mississippi River with the rest of General Earl Van Dorn's Army of the West. Due to its understrength size the unit was also known as the 17th Arkansas Infantry Battalion. The unit was eventually consolidated with remnants of McCraver's 14th Arkansas Infantry Battalion and the consolidated unit was re-designated as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. The 21st Arkansas fought in all of the engagements of the Vicksburg campaign, and ended up surrounded and besieged at Vicksburg and surrendered with the rest of Pemberton's command. After being paroled and exchanged back to Arkansas, the regiment was consolidated with the remnants of several other Arkansas regiments to become 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment (Trans-Mississippi).

17th (Lemoyne's) Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
Active1862–1865
DisbandedMay 26, 1865
CountryConfederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

Another Arkansas Infantry Regiment, first commanded by Colonel Frank A. Rector and later commanded by Colonel John Griffith was also designated as the 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Griffith's).

Organization edit

The Seventeenth Arkansas regiment was organized from six companies from Conway, Johnson, Pope and Yell counties on January 3, 1862, at Fairfield, Yell county. The regiment recruited only two more before it was ordered east of the Mississippi River by General Earl Van Dorn.[1] The field and staff officers were:[2]

  • Colonel George W. Lemoyne.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Williams.
  • Major Commodore S. Lawrence, of Danville.
  • Adjutant William A. Dowdle, of Conway county.

The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:

  • Company A – Commanded by Captain J. M. Dowdle, Organized 07 Oct 1861 at Lewisburg, Conway County. This company was consolidated with company B and became Company D, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][4]
  • Company B – Commanded by Captain Bryan B. King, Organized 01 Nov 1861 at East Fork, Conway County. This company was consolidated with Company A and became Company D, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][4]
  • Company C – Commanded by Captain John Perry, Organized 18 Nov 1861 at Clarksville, Johnson County, became Company C, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][5]
  • Company D – Commanded by Captain John Mills, Organized 03 Nov 1861 at Dardanelle, Yell County, became Company H, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][6]
  • Company E – Commanded by Captain E. B Harrell, Organized 21 Dec 1861 at Dardanelle, Yell County, became Company I, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][7]
  • Company F – Commanded by Captain Mathew L. Bone, Organized 28 Dec 1861 in Yell County. This company was consolidated with Company G and became Company E, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][8]
  • Company G – Commanded by Captain George Harrod, Organized 15 Feb 1862 in Yell County. This company was consolidated with Company F and became Company E, 21st Ark Infantry.[3][8]
  • Company H – Commanded by Captain John Bulls, Organized 15 Feb 1862 at Des Arc, Prairie County, became Company G, 21st Arkansas Infantry.[3][9]

Battles edit

The 17th Arkansas was ordered to Jacksonport. Records exist of soldiers from this unit being injured when the steamer Cambridge sank on February 23, 1862, while transporting Lemoyne's regiment across the White River between Grand Glaize and Augusta. The Company G of Yell County and Company H of Prairie County were added on February 15, 1862.[1]

The regiment was ordered to accompany General Van Dorn to Mississippi, and a return of troops shows Lemoyne's regiment, now listed as the 17th Arkansas Battalion at Corinth in early May 1862. During the reorganization of the army at Corinth, the 17th Arkansas was consolidated with McCarver's 14th Arkansas, and redesignated as the 21st Arkansas Regiment. The existing 21st Arkansas was redesignated as the 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry.[1]

The 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Army of the West under General Price in north Mississippi and participated with credit in the battle of Corinth.[10]

The 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment took part in the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, May 17, 1863, and endured the Siege of Vicksburg until the capitulation of Pemberton, July 4, 1863. Colonel Cravens was captured at the Big Black and, with the other officers, was sent a prisoner to Johnson's Island. Colonel Cravens became circuit judge and representative in Congress; Colonel Pitman, circuit judge and State senator; Capt. B. B. Chisom, secretary of State; F. J. Spurlin, private, who lost a leg, was many years treasurer of Garland county; Col. O. P. Lyles became representative in Congress.[10]

Consolidation and Surrender edit

In September 1864, 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment was consolidated with the remnants of 14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Powers'), 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, and the 16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, and designated as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment (Trans-Mississippi) under the command of Colonel Jordan E. Cravens.[11] The 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry (Trans-Mississippi) Regiment was surrendered by General Kirby Smith with the remainder of the Department of the Trans-Mississippi on May 26, 1865.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Howerton, Bryan R. "17th Arkansas Regiment, No. 2", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10 February 2007, Accessed 6 June 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14732
  2. ^ Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" St. Louis and New York, N. D. Thompson publishing company, 1890, Call number: 9197481, Page 416, Accessed 24 August 2011, https://archive.org/stream/pictorialhistory00hemp#page/416/mode/2up
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Gerdes, Edward G., "17TH(LEMOYNE'S ) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT ", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/17indx.html
  4. ^ a b Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY D, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcod.html
  5. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY C, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcoc.html
  6. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY H, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcoh.html
  7. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY I, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcoihtml[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY E, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcoe.html
  9. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY G, 21ST (McCARVER'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed January 8 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/21stcog.html
  10. ^ a b Col. John M. Harrell, "Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States", Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas Clement Anselm Evans, Ed., Page 317, Accessed 21 July 2011, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0254%3Achapter%3D11%3Apage%3D292
  11. ^ Howerton, Bryan, "Hardee leaves Arkansas, with which units?", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 25 July 2011, 4:17 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=24458
  12. ^ Howerton, Bryan "15th Arkansas Infantry, No. 1", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 8 February 2007, 5:04 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14671

External links edit

  • Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
  • The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  • 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 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  •   This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service.

November 19, 2023
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The 17th Lemoyne s Arkansas Infantry 1862 1865 was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War The regiment did not yet have the required 10 companies when it was ordered east of the Mississippi River with the rest of General Earl Van Dorn s Army of the West Due to its understrength size the unit was also known as the 17th Arkansas Infantry Battalion The unit was eventually consolidated with remnants of McCraver s 14th Arkansas Infantry Battalion and the consolidated unit was re designated as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment The 21st Arkansas fought in all of the engagements of the Vicksburg campaign and ended up surrounded and besieged at Vicksburg and surrendered with the rest of Pemberton s command After being paroled and exchanged back to Arkansas the regiment was consolidated with the remnants of several other Arkansas regiments to become 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment Trans Mississippi 17th Lemoyne s Arkansas Infantry Confederate Active1862 1865DisbandedMay 26 1865CountryConfederate States of AmericaAllegianceCSABranchInfantrySizeRegimentEngagementsAmerican Civil War Bombardment of Fort Pillow Another Arkansas Infantry Regiment first commanded by Colonel Frank A Rector and later commanded by Colonel John Griffith was also designated as the 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Griffith s Contents 1 Organization 2 Battles 3 Consolidation and Surrender 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrganization editThe Seventeenth Arkansas regiment was organized from six companies from Conway Johnson Pope and Yell counties on January 3 1862 at Fairfield Yell county The regiment recruited only two more before it was ordered east of the Mississippi River by General Earl Van Dorn 1 The field and staff officers were 2 Colonel George W Lemoyne Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W Williams Major Commodore S Lawrence of Danville Adjutant William A Dowdle of Conway county The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties Company A Commanded by Captain J M Dowdle Organized 07 Oct 1861 at Lewisburg Conway County This company was consolidated with company B and became Company D 21st Ark Infantry 3 4 Company B Commanded by Captain Bryan B King Organized 01 Nov 1861 at East Fork Conway County This company was consolidated with Company A and became Company D 21st Ark Infantry 3 4 Company C Commanded by Captain John Perry Organized 18 Nov 1861 at Clarksville Johnson County became Company C 21st Ark Infantry 3 5 Company D Commanded by Captain John Mills Organized 03 Nov 1861 at Dardanelle Yell County became Company H 21st Ark Infantry 3 6 Company E Commanded by Captain E B Harrell Organized 21 Dec 1861 at Dardanelle Yell County became Company I 21st Ark Infantry 3 7 Company F Commanded by Captain Mathew L Bone Organized 28 Dec 1861 in Yell County This company was consolidated with Company G and became Company E 21st Ark Infantry 3 8 Company G Commanded by Captain George Harrod Organized 15 Feb 1862 in Yell County This company was consolidated with Company F and became Company E 21st Ark Infantry 3 8 Company H Commanded by Captain John Bulls Organized 15 Feb 1862 at Des Arc Prairie County became Company G 21st Arkansas Infantry 3 9 Battles editThe 17th Arkansas was ordered to Jacksonport Records exist of soldiers from this unit being injured when the steamer Cambridge sank on February 23 1862 while transporting Lemoyne s regiment across the White River between Grand Glaize and Augusta The Company G of Yell County and Company H of Prairie County were added on February 15 1862 1 The regiment was ordered to accompany General Van Dorn to Mississippi and a return of troops shows Lemoyne s regiment now listed as the 17th Arkansas Battalion at Corinth in early May 1862 During the reorganization of the army at Corinth the 17th Arkansas was consolidated with McCarver s 14th Arkansas and redesignated as the 21st Arkansas Regiment The existing 21st Arkansas was redesignated as the 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry 1 The 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Army of the West under General Price in north Mississippi and participated with credit in the battle of Corinth 10 The 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment took part in the Battle of Big Black River Bridge May 17 1863 and endured the Siege of Vicksburg until the capitulation of Pemberton July 4 1863 Colonel Cravens was captured at the Big Black and with the other officers was sent a prisoner to Johnson s Island Colonel Cravens became circuit judge and representative in Congress Colonel Pitman circuit judge and State senator Capt B B Chisom secretary of State F J Spurlin private who lost a leg was many years treasurer of Garland county Col O P Lyles became representative in Congress 10 Consolidation and Surrender editIn September 1864 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment was consolidated with the remnants of 14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Powers 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry Regiment and the 16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the Army of the Trans Mississippi and designated as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment Trans Mississippi under the command of Colonel Jordan E Cravens 11 The 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Trans Mississippi Regiment was surrendered by General Kirby Smith with the remainder of the Department of the Trans Mississippi on May 26 1865 12 See also edit nbsp American Civil War portalList 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 WarReferences edit a b c Howerton Bryan R 17th Arkansas Regiment No 2 Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board Posted 10 February 2007 Accessed 6 June 2012 http history sites com cgi bin bbs53x arcwmb webbbs config pl noframes read 14732 Hempstead Fay A Pictorial History of Arkansas St Louis and New York N D Thompson publishing company 1890 Call number 9197481 Page 416 Accessed 24 August 2011 https archive org stream pictorialhistory00hemp page 416 mode 2up a b c d e f g h Gerdes Edward G 17TH LEMOYNE S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 17indx html a b Gerdes Edward G COMPANY D 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcod html Gerdes Edward G COMPANY C 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcoc html Gerdes Edward G COMPANY H 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcoh html Gerdes Edward G COMPANY I 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcoihtml permanent dead link a b Gerdes Edward G COMPANY E 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcoe html Gerdes Edward G COMPANY G 21ST McCARVER S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed January 8 June 2012 http www couchgenweb com civilwar 21stcog html a b Col John M Harrell Confederate Military History a library of Confederate States Military History Volume 10 2 Arkansas Clement Anselm Evans Ed Page 317 Accessed 21 July 2011 http www perseus tufts edu hopper text doc Perseus 3Atext 3A2001 05 0254 3Achapter 3D11 3Apage 3D292 Howerton Bryan Hardee leaves Arkansas with which units Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board Posted 25 July 2011 4 17 pm Accessed 25 July 2011 http history sites com cgi bin bbs53x arcwmb webbbs config pl noframes read 24458 Howerton Bryan 15th Arkansas Infantry No 1 Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board Posted 8 February 2007 5 04 pm Accessed 25 July 2011 http history sites com cgi bin bbs53x arcwmb webbbs config pl noframes read 14671External links editEdward G Gerdes Civil War Home Page The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture Archived 2011 10 10 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Lemoyne 27s amp oldid 1114856278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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