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3rd Arkansas Light Artillery

May 04, 2024

The 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery, also known as the Jackson Light Artillery (1861–1865), was a Confederate Army artillery battery during the American Civil War. The battery spent the majority of the war serving in Confederate forces east of the Mississippi River. The battery is also known as McCown's Battery, Hubbard's Battery, and Thrall's Battery in official reports.

3rd Arkansas Light Artillery
Active1861–1865
CountryConfederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
BranchArtillery
SizeBattery
Nickname(s)Jackson Light Artillery
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
WebsiteJackson Light Artillery (Thrall’s Battery)
Commanders
1861Captain George W. McCown
1861–1862Captain George T. Hubbard
1862–1865Captain James C. Thrall

Organization edit

The Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, on June 15, 1861.[1] Most of the original members of the battery were from Jackson County, but there were men from neighboring Craighead, Independence, Lawrence, White and present-day Woodruff counties who also joined the battery at Jacksonport. Although officially named the Jackson Light Artillery, it was the practice in the Confederate Army to refer to a battery by the name of its current commander; thus, it is variously identified in most contemporary records as McCown's Battery, Hubbard's Battery, and Thrall's Battery. In the "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Arkansas," the service records of these men are carried under the heading "Thrall's Battery" on Roll 42.[2]

At the battery's organization, George W. McCown was elected captain, James C. Thrall was elected first lieutenant, George T. Hubbard was elected second lieutenant, and Robert S. Anderson was elected third lieutenant.[1] The battery marched to Pitman's Ferry, near Pocahontas in Randolph County, where it enlisted in the Confederate service on July 25, 1861. A week earlier, on July 17, Captain McCown had resigned and returned to Jacksonport. Lieutenant Hubbard was elected captain in his place.[3]

A total of 165 men served in this unit from June 15, 1861, to May 11, 1865. A remarkable number of original members served with the battery through the entire conflict. The battery had one of the lowest desertion rates in the Confederate Army. Even among the large number of conscripts who joined the battery in 1863 there were relatively few deserters. From all contemporary accounts, it seems that the Jackson Light Artillery enjoyed competent leadership and high morale throughout the war.[3]

On July 14, 1861, Confederate Brigadier General William J. Hardee arrived in Little Rock to assume unified Confederate command in the state. The following day the state Military Board signed an "Article of Transfer", which provided that all state forces would be transferred on a voluntary basis to the command of the Confederate States of America. The Articles of Transfer included Major Francis A. Shoup's battalion of artillery;[4]

Company A, Captain A. W. Clarkson's Helena Light Artillery,[5]
Company B, Captain John T. Trigg's Arkansas Battery; and
Company C, Captain George T. Hubbard's Jackson Light Artillery.

Many Confederate artillery units seem to have begun the war named for the city or county that sponsored their organization. In the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, artillery units are most often referred to by the name of their battery commander. During the war, efforts were made to organize artillery units into battalions and regiments, but the battalions seldom functioned as a consolidated organization, in fact batteries were often broken out and fought as one or two gun sections. Shoup's battalion would be an exception to this rule.[4]

Service edit

 
A 3 Inch Rifled Gun

The battery, as part of Shoup's Battalion moved to central Kentucky with Hardee's forces.[6][7] Major Shoup's battalion was associated with Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne's brigade when it moved into Kentucky and remained so until after the battle of Shiloh. The Battalion was in the retreat from Bowling Green to Corinth, Mississippi, following the fall of Forts Donelson and Henry.;[8]

During the Battle of Shiloh, a.k.a. Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, Sunday, April 6, 1862 – Monday, April 7, 1862, the battery, armed with two 6-pounder smoothbores and two rifled 3-inch guns became involved in what was at that time, the largest massed artillery attack in North America.[9] The unit was attached to General Patrick Cleburne's 2nd Brigade of Major General William J. Hardee Third Army Corps. By the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 1862, men of Prentiss's and W. H. L. Wallace's divisions had established and held a position nicknamed the Hornet's Nest.[10] The Confederates assaulted the position for several hours rather than simply bypassing it, and they suffered heavy casualties during these assaults.[11] It was not until the Confederates, led by Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles, assembled over 50 cannons, including on section of Hubbard's Battery, commanded by Lieutenant Thrall, into a position known as "Ruggles's Battery"[12] to blast the line at close range that they were able to surround the position, and the Hornet's Nest fell after holding out for seven hours.[13]

In response to a request from Brig. Gen. Ruggles, Captain Thrall filed a report on April 1, 1863, of his and other Arkansas artillery unit's roll in the Battle of Shiloh and the formation of Ruggles' Battery:[14]

At that time I was first lieutenant, commanding the right section of an Arkansas battery, commanded by Capt. George T. Hubbard, in Brigadier-General Cleburne's brigade, Maj. Gen. W. J. Hardee's corps. About I p.m. I was moving on the right of General Hardee's lines with ray section, when I came to a ravine, and was about to have some trouble crossing, when I was met by one of Major-General Polk's staff officers, who directed me to move to my right to a road, in order that I might move forward without any difficulty, which I did as rapidly as possible, and came into action on the left of Captain Bankhead's battery. My position being a bad one, in a dense thicket, I was compelled to fall back, followed by Captain Bankhead. I soon moved forward with my section, by order of Major General Polk, when I was met and placed into position by yourself, with directions to throw some shot through a log house and some spherical case at some bales of cotton that were in the edge of a field, where there was quite a number of the enemy concealed.

At this time there was no other battery engaged at this point. Brigadier-General Ruggles then directed me to move to my right and throw some shells into a thicket across a field. I had fired but three or four rounds when a rifle battery replied to me most handsomely, and it being a little more than I felt disposed to contend with, General Ruggles ordered me to move my section up to my right, where I was joined by Captain Byrne's (Mississippi) battery. Here I heard General Ruggles say that it was his intention to concentrate as much artillery as possible at this point, to prevent General Prentiss from being re-enforced from the river.

As soon as I had replenished the limber chests of my guns from my caissons General Ruggles ordered me back to my former position. Captain Byrne's (Mississippi) battery formed on my right, Captain Swett's (Mississippi) battery, and Captains Trigg's and Roberts' (Arkansas) batteries formed on my left. There were other batteries farther to my left, but I am unable to state by whom they were commanded.

The concentration of artillery at this point proved very effective The re-enforcements that were going to the relief of General Prentiss, not being able to withstand the shower of shot, shell, and shrapnel that was poured upon them, fell back in confusion toward the river, which resulted in the surrender of General Prentiss, with his division ...

I have the honor to remain, captain, your obedient servant,

JAMES C. THRALL,

Captain of Artillery[14]

James C. Thrall succeeded Captain Hubbard as battery commander on May 12, 1862, and remained in command until the end of the war.[3]

Heavy Artillery edit

After fighting at Shiloh the unit was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was active in the Siege of Jackson during the Vicksburg Campaign in the summer of 1863.[2]

The battery is listed in an August 29, 1862, report of Heavy Artillery at Columbus, Mississippi and again on September 14, 1862.

The battery is listed as Thrall's Heavy Battery and is listed as being stationed at Columbus Mississippi, according to a report of Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton in December, 1862.[15] On January 1, 1863, Colonel Adams reported:

Captain Thrall's company of heavy artillery is stationed 1 ½ miles north of Columbus, on the Aberdeen road. They have one 32-pounder siege gun, on 3-inch rifle gun, and one 6-pounder smooth-bore gun, with equipments; 103 rounds 12 pounder blank cartridges, 30 rounds 12 pounder Read shot, 40 rounds 12-pounder canister, 51 percussion muskets and accouterments, 4,000 musket-cartridges, and 4,000 percussion caps; all in good condition. This company is also to serve guns on the fortifications.[16]

The battery is mentioned again by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton on January 31, 1863, the battery was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana, Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles' First Military District.[17]

On March 6, 1863, Brigadier General Ruggles ordered that Thrall's battery be supplied with sufficient horses to be assigned to support cavalry in the field.[18] In June 1863, General Ruggles described his efforts to equip Thrall's battery as a six gun light battery for field service.[19]

According to another report from Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton in April 1863, the battery was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana, Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles' First Military District.[20] On July 1, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg, the battery was reported to be stationed a Columbus Mississippi, still assigned to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles' First Military District.[21]

After the fall of Vicksburg, the battery was included in a January 5, 1864, list of light batteries in the Army of the West, commanded by Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk.[22] The battery is described as consisting of four-6 lb bronze smoothbore- Two-6 lb 3.80 inch bronze rifled guns. General Polk list the battery again in his report on the composition of his army on January 20, 1864, as being assigned to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles command of Brigadier General James R. Chalmers Division of Major General Stephen D. Lee's Cavlary Corps.[23]

Horse Artillery edit

During the early stages of the Chattanooga Campaign, Confederate General Bragg ordered Major General Forrest to transfer the majority of his Cavalry Corps to Joseph Wheeler's cavalry corps. In response, an angry Forrest threatened to kill Bragg if he attempted to give him any further orders. This dispute compelled Confederate President Jefferson Davis to transfer Forrest to Mississippi to raise a new corps from western Tennessee; this transfer placed him under the command of Stephen D. Lee's Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana. In December 1863 Forrest led a raid/recruiting mission into Western Tennessee and eventually organized his recruits into two divisions commanded by James R. Chalmers and Abraham Buford number over 3000 men.[24]

Forrest moved his newly recruited force to Commo, Mississippi, which is probably where Thrall's battery joined the new command. By January 25, 1864, Thrall's Battery was assigned to Forrest's command. In February 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman launched a two pronged attack eastward toward Meridian, Mississippi.[25] Meridian was an important railroad center and was home to a Confederate arsenal, military hospital, and prisoner-of-war stockade, as well as the headquarters for a number of state offices.[26] Sherman planned to take Meridian and, if the situation was favorable, push on to Selma, Alabama, and possibly even threaten Mobile, Alabama. While Sherman set out on February 3, 1864, with the main force of 20,000 men from Vicksburg, he ordered Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith to lead a cavalry force of 7,000 men from Memphis, Tennessee, south through Okolona, Mississippi, along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to meet the rest of the Union force at Meridian.[2]

As the campaigned opened, Thrall's battery was mentioned is several dispatches. On January 19, 1864, Lieutenant General Lineous Polk wrote to Major General Forrest and inquired, "Have you ordered Thrall's battery at Columbus over to General Chalmers? If not had you not better order it?" [27] Major General Forrest wrote from Oxford Mississippi to Brigaider General Chalmers at Panola Mississippi February 8, 1864, to report, " ... Have ordered Thrall's battery to Oakland: if you find the enemy advancing, send for it."[28] Major General Forrest wrote from Oxford Mississippi to Brigaider General Chalmers at Panola Mississippi at 5:40 p.m. on February 9, 1864, directing:

... Get Thrall's Battery up and keep sharp look out. I am of the opinion the real move is in the direction of Okolona and Meridian, keep your force well in had, so as to move at once if necessary. Watch at Belmont with your battery ...[29]

in response, Brigaider Chalmers wrote to Colonel J.E. Forrest, (brother of General Forrest) on February 10, 1864, and directed, "Find Thrall's battery and order it here immediately. It should be near Oalkand"[30]

Smith never reached Meridian; he and his troops encountered resistance from Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest at West Point, Mississippi. Forrest and his army forced Smith to begin to retreat to Tennessee. When Forrest saw Smith's army retreating, he ordered his troops to chase the army down. Forrest, with Thrall's battery, caught up with Smith and defeated them in the Battle of Okolona on February 22, 1864, which ultimately resulted in General Sherman's entire left flank being eliminated during the campaign.[31] The battery participated in the Battle of Okolona, Mississippi, on February 22, 1864.

Next the battery, or at least the rifled section of the battery, was involved in the Affair at Yazoo City. Brigadier General R. V. Richardson filed a report on March 7, 1864, that described the battery's part in this action:

On February 23 [1864] I reached Elliott's Station on the evening of the 25th, and preparing three days' rations-leaving my train except my ambulances, taking only my effective men and horses, then numbering 600, and the rifle section of Thrall's battery- ...

... At 10 a. m. [on March 5, 1864] we commenced the attack. Colonel Mabry was ordered to attack on the plank road, Colonel Jones to carry the left central redoubt, Colonel Hawkins to carry the extreme right redoubt. These officers belonged to General Ross' brigade, and these dispositions were made by him. Acting under General Ross' advice, I placed Captain Thrall's section of artillery on a point about 1,000 yards from the right central redoubt and opened upon it. Captain Thrall soon obtained the range, and his shells seemed to burst right over the work. General Ross now moved on the plank road to the left, commanding the left wing. Colonel Hawkins, commanding the First Texas Legion, very soon drove the enemy from the extreme right redoubt, and this gave me a much better position for Thrall's section; also opened one of the main roads into the city, exposed the camp of the Eleventh Illinois Regiment and the north side of the main redoubt, which it now appeared the enemy intended to hold if possible. General Ross had now captured the two redoubts on the left of the main . or right central, and had placed his section of artillery (Lieutenant Johnston commanding) in a good position at easy range, and was playing it upon the main central with good effect. This work was the largest and strongest of all the works; had in it one piece of artillery, was flaunting the U. S. flag, and now became the special object of our attention. We now had four pieces throwing shells at this work. One of my pieces, however, soon disabled itself by its recoil.

I received a message from General Ross saying that he had thrown the forces of his wing, to wit, Colonel Mabry's, Colonel Jones', and the Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry (Colonel Neely commanding) around the east and south sides of the fort, and the shells which went over the works fell among our own men.

... Two gun-boats now opened their batteries upon us in the city and rained down showers of balls from exploding shrapnels. Captain Thrall now placed in position on one of the streets, m 50 yards of a brick house occupied by the enemy, his piece and opened upon it with terrible effect. I held the city for three hours, destroying quartermaster's stores and cotton, not without, however, a continuous struggle with the enemy's sharpshooters, posted in houses, and his gun-boats, until the latter were silenced. Colonel Logwood, having driven the enemy from the upper part of the city by gallant and impetuous charges, had wheeled his regiment upon its left and closed the circle of investment and commanded the sally-port of the main central redoubt.

... I desire also to commend Captain Thrall and his men and officers for their bravery and good firing on this occasion. The captain was wounded in the city after its capture, standing by his piece, by a sharpshooter of the enemy.[32]

The battery is included in a May 10, 1864, report of the organization of Forrest's Cavalry, as being assigned to Brigadier General Abraham Buford's Division.[33] Special Orders No. 55, dated May 14, 1864, issued from the Headquarters, Forrest Cavalry, assigned Thrall's battery, along with the batteries of Morton, Rice and Hudson, to a battalion of artillery to be commanded by Captain John W. Morton, as acting chief of artillery.[34]

 
Brice's Crossroads Battlefield

Major General Stephen D. Lee, in his June 10, 1864, report on the organization of troops in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, listed the battery as belonging to Buford's Cavalry Division, of Forrest Cavalry Corps.[35] the battery assisted in Forrest's defense of Mississippi during the summer of 1864. In June Union General Samuel D. Sturgis led an expedition into northern Mississippi to keep Forrest from raiding Union supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign. On June 10, Forrest, with Thrall's battery, attacked Sturgis in the Battle of Brice's Crossroads and routed the Union force. Despite losing nearly 500 men, he inflicted over 2,200 casualties and captured 16 cannons, 176 wagons, and 1,500 small arms.[2][36] During the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, the gunners of Thrall's battery unlimbered their guns and pushed them by hand behind the advancing lines of infantry.[37]

In late June, Union Major General Andrew J. Smith launched another expedition into Mississippi to tie down the Confederate forces in the region. Forrest united with an infantry force commanded by Stephen Lee and attacked the Union forces near Harrisburg, Mississippi, on July 14; uncoordinated Confederate attacks on the Union right wing resulted in a Union victory. Only 3,500 of Forrest's and Lee's 7,000 men joined in the attack and 1,300 became casualties; Smith lost only 674 men. Despite his victory, Smith retreated from the field towards Tupolu, where Forrest attacked again the next day and was again defeated. During the battle, Forrest was wounded in the right thigh and was forced to turn command over to Chalmers.[38] During the Battle of Tupelo, Captain Thrall's Battery was ordered by Captain Morton to support Captain Rice's battery, and did effective service in saving Rice's Battery and protecting the withdrawal from the field of the shattered Kentucky Brigade.[39]

In mid-September, Forrest launched a raid into northern Alabama and central Tennessee to disrupt Sherman's supply lines, returning to northern Mississippi in early October. Although he was able to capture nearly 2,400 Union soldiers and many supplies, Sherman captured Atlanta in early September, before Forrest had started his raid. In Lieutenant General Richard Taylor's September 30, 1864, report of the troops in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, the battery is still listed as belonging to Buford's Division of Major General Nathan B. Forrest's Cavalry Corps.[35]

During the Franklin–Nashville Campaign, Thrall's Battery accompanied Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest on a 23-day raid through western Tennessee which culminated in an attack on the Union supply base at Johnsonville.[40] On the evening of November 3, 1864, Forrest positioned his guns across the river from the Federal supply base at Johnsonville. On the morning of November 4, the Confederate batteries were attacked by three Union gunboats from Johnsonville and by six Paducah gunboats. The Confederate artillery was completely effective in neutralizing the threat of the Federal fleets. One of the vessels was hit 19 times, and returned to Johnsonville. Thrall's battery assisted in bombarding the Union supply depot and the 28 steamboats and barges positioned at the wharf. All three of the Union gunboats—Key West, Tawah, and Elfin—were disabled or destroyed. The Union garrison commander ordered that the supply vessels be burned to prevent their capture by the Confederates. Forrest observed, "By night the wharf for nearly one mile up and down the river presented one solid sheet of flame. ... Having completed the work designed for the expedition, I moved my command six miles during the night by the light of the enemy's burning property"[41]

While assigned to General Forrest's command the battery had been given the nickname, the "Arkansas Rats". Following the success at Johnsonville, General Forrest announced that he was re-baptizing the unit as the "Arkansas Braves". One sergeant listening to the General's complements allegedly responded " General, talking may be very good, but something to eat would be a heap better: we have been living on wind for two days." General Forrest responded by providing the battery with a feast of ham and hard tack from the stores of his own headquarters.[37]

The battery is included in a November 20, 1864, abstract of Confederate forces in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana as being assigned to Chalmer's Division. At this time, Forrest was ordered to move into northern Alabama to unite with the Army of Tennessee, now commanded by John B. Hood. Hood was launching an invasion of central Tennessee and wanted Forrest's corps to replace the cavalry corps of Joseph Wheeler, who was on detached duty in Georgia. Thrall's Battery did not accompany Forrest to join Hood's army, but was assigned as part of the garrison of Corinth Mississippi. On November 27, 1864, Major J.W. Eldridge reported from Corinth, Mississippi, that the only battery currently present at Corinth was Thrall's Battery of four bass pieces. Eldridge indicated that at least 16 guns were needed to defend the fortifications around Corinth[42]

Defense of Mobile edit

Major General Dabney H. Maury included the battery in his organization of the Army of Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, dated December 1, 1864, as being assigned to Brigadier General George B. Hodge's District of Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana.[43] The battery is included in Major General Dabney H. Maury's March 10, 1865, report on the Organization of troops in the District of the Gulf, as being assigned to the Left Wing, Defenses of Mobile, with other batteries belonging to Lieutenant Colonel L. Hoxton.[44]

The unit participated in the Battle of Spanish Fort, part of the Mobile Campaign, in April 1865. Union forces embarked on a land campaign in early 1865 to take Mobile from the east. Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby's XIII and XVI corps moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces concentrated first on Spanish Fort, five miles to the north. On March 27, 1865, Canby's forces undertook a siege of Spanish Fort, which consisted of a semi-circular line of five redoubts stretching almost two miles long. The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it. Most of the Confederate forces, including the remnants of Thrall's Arkansas Battery escaped and fled to Mobile.[45]

The fall of Fort Blakely on April 9, 1865, signaled to Confederate General Dabney H. Maury in Mobile that it was time to begin evacuation of the remaining Confederate troops in the city. On April 12, 1865, Mobile was declared an open city and the remaining Confederate garrison retreated with the intention of joining the remains of the Army of Tennessee, then in North Carolina. The surrender of the Army of Tennessee to General Sherman on April 26, 1865, prevented that option and surrender of the Mobile garrison soon followed. This small force out of Mobile, including the remnants of the Monticello Artillery, was the last Confederate army to surrender east of the Mississippi River.[46]

The Jackson Light Artillery was involved in the following battles:[47]

Surrender edit

The Jackson Light Artillery was among the last of the Confederate troops east of the Mississippi to surrender. The Jackson Light Artillery aided in the defense of Mobile and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The battery spiked their guns and surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, May 11, 1865.[3]

See also edit

Notes edit

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  2. ^ a b c d National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, Thrall's Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery, Accessed Jan 14, 2011, "Gen. Joe Wheeler was entangled in recount". Archived from the original on 2001-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ^ a b c d Howerton, Bryan R., "Jackson Light Artillery (Thrall's Battery)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/jackson.html
  4. ^ a b Evans, Clement Anselm (1899). Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History. Confederate publishing Company.
  5. ^ The National Archives Publication Number: M317, Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas, Content Source: NARA, National Archives Catalog ID: 586957, National Archives Catalog Title: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 – 1927, documenting the period 1861 – 1865, Record Group: 109, Roll: 0039, Military Unit: Hart's Battery, Light Artillery AND Key's Battery, Light Artillery, Accessed 21 February 2013, http://www.fold3.com/image/#20%7C219834366
  6. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 7., Book, 1882; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154610/m1/858/?q=Arkansas Battery : accessed February 13, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas
  7. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 7., Book, 1882; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154610/m1/910/?q=shoup : accessed February 13, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  8. ^ Confederate military history: a library of Confederate States history, Volume 10, Page 328, Accessed 21 February 2013, https://books.google.com/books?id=VZ9YAAAAMAAJ&dq=Shoup%27s+Arkansas+Artillery+Battalion&pg=RA1-PA327
  9. ^ Daniel, Larry J., Cannoneers In Gray: The Field Artillery Of The Army Of Tennessee, (University of Alabama Press, 2005)
  10. ^ Cunningham, O. Edward. Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862. Edited by Gary Joiner and Timothy Smith. New York: Savas Beatie, 2007. ISBN 978-1-932714-27-2, pp. 241–42.
  11. ^ Eicher, David J. The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN 0-684-84944-5. p. 227, cites 12. See Also, Daniel, Larry J. Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 0-684-80375-5 p. 214,
  12. ^ Historians disagree on the number of artillery pieces the Confederates massed against the Hornets Nest. Cunningham, p. 290, can account for 51. Daniel, p. 229, argues for 53. Eicher, p. 228 and Sword, Wiley. Shiloh: Bloody April. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1992. ISBN 0-7006-0650-5. First published 1974 by Morrow. p. 326, report the traditional count of 62, which was originally established by battlefield historian D.W. Reed.
  13. ^ Nevin, David, and the Editors of Time-Life Books. The Road to Shiloh: Early Battles in the West. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1983. ISBN 0-8094-4716-9. pp. 121–29, 136–39; See also Esposito, Vincent J. West Point Atlas of American Wars. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1959. OCLC 5890637, map 36; Daniel, pp. 207–14; See Also Woodworth, Steven E. Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861–1865. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. ISBN 0-375-41218-2. pp. 179–85; See Also Eicher, p. 227. Sword, p. 306, lists 2,320 captured; Eicher, p. 228, 2,200; Daniel, p. 214, 2,400.
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  15. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., Book, 1887; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154627/m1/815/?q=Thrall : accessed January 22, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department, Denton, Texas.
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External links edit

  • Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
  • The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies

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arkansas, light, artillery, also, known, jackson, light, artillery, 1861, 1865, confederate, army, artillery, battery, during, american, civil, battery, spent, majority, serving, confederate, forces, east, mississippi, river, battery, also, known, mccown, batt. The 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery also known as the Jackson Light Artillery 1861 1865 was a Confederate Army artillery battery during the American Civil War The battery spent the majority of the war serving in Confederate forces east of the Mississippi River The battery is also known as McCown s Battery Hubbard s Battery and Thrall s Battery in official reports 3rd Arkansas Light ArtilleryActive1861 1865CountryConfederate States of AmericaAllegianceCSABranchArtillerySizeBatteryNickname s Jackson Light ArtilleryEngagementsAmerican Civil War Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Jackson Meridian Expedition Battle of Okolona Forrest s Defense of Mississippi Battle of Brice s Crossroads Battle of Tupelo Franklin Nashville Campaign Battle of Johnsonville Mobile Campaign Battle of Spanish FortWebsiteJackson Light Artillery Thrall s Battery Commanders1861Captain George W McCown1861 1862Captain George T Hubbard1862 1865Captain James C Thrall Contents 1 Organization 2 Service 2 1 Heavy Artillery 2 2 Horse Artillery 2 3 Defense of Mobile 3 Surrender 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOrganization editThe Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Jacksonport Jackson County Arkansas on June 15 1861 1 Most of the original members of the battery were from Jackson County but there were men from neighboring Craighead Independence Lawrence White and present day Woodruff counties who also joined the battery at Jacksonport Although officially named the Jackson Light Artillery it was the practice in the Confederate Army to refer to a battery by the name of its current commander thus it is variously identified in most contemporary records as McCown s Battery Hubbard s Battery and Thrall s Battery In the Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Arkansas the service records of these men are carried under the heading Thrall s Battery on Roll 42 2 At the battery s organization George W McCown was elected captain James C Thrall was elected first lieutenant George T Hubbard was elected second lieutenant and Robert S Anderson was elected third lieutenant 1 The battery marched to Pitman s Ferry near Pocahontas in Randolph County where it enlisted in the Confederate service on July 25 1861 A week earlier on July 17 Captain McCown had resigned and returned to Jacksonport Lieutenant Hubbard was elected captain in his place 3 A total of 165 men served in this unit from June 15 1861 to May 11 1865 A remarkable number of original members served with the battery through the entire conflict The battery had one of the lowest desertion rates in the Confederate Army Even among the large number of conscripts who joined the battery in 1863 there were relatively few deserters From all contemporary accounts it seems that the Jackson Light Artillery enjoyed competent leadership and high morale throughout the war 3 On July 14 1861 Confederate Brigadier General William J Hardee arrived in Little Rock to assume unified Confederate command in the state The following day the state Military Board signed an Article of Transfer which provided that all state forces would be transferred on a voluntary basis to the command of the Confederate States of America The Articles of Transfer included Major Francis A Shoup s battalion of artillery 4 Company A Captain A W Clarkson s Helena Light Artillery 5 Company B Captain John T Trigg s Arkansas Battery and Company C Captain George T Hubbard s Jackson Light Artillery Many Confederate artillery units seem to have begun the war named for the city or county that sponsored their organization In the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies artillery units are most often referred to by the name of their battery commander During the war efforts were made to organize artillery units into battalions and regiments but the battalions seldom functioned as a consolidated organization in fact batteries were often broken out and fought as one or two gun sections Shoup s battalion would be an exception to this rule 4 Service edit nbsp A 3 Inch Rifled GunThe battery as part of Shoup s Battalion moved to central Kentucky with Hardee s forces 6 7 Major Shoup s battalion was associated with Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne s brigade when it moved into Kentucky and remained so until after the battle of Shiloh The Battalion was in the retreat from Bowling Green to Corinth Mississippi following the fall of Forts Donelson and Henry 8 During the Battle of Shiloh a k a Pittsburg Landing Tennessee Sunday April 6 1862 Monday April 7 1862 the battery armed with two 6 pounder smoothbores and two rifled 3 inch guns became involved in what was at that time the largest massed artillery attack in North America 9 The unit was attached to General Patrick Cleburne s 2nd Brigade of Major General William J Hardee Third Army Corps By the afternoon of Sunday April 6 1862 men of Prentiss s and W H L Wallace s divisions had established and held a position nicknamed the Hornet s Nest 10 The Confederates assaulted the position for several hours rather than simply bypassing it and they suffered heavy casualties during these assaults 11 It was not until the Confederates led by Brig Gen Daniel Ruggles assembled over 50 cannons including on section of Hubbard s Battery commanded by Lieutenant Thrall into a position known as Ruggles s Battery 12 to blast the line at close range that they were able to surround the position and the Hornet s Nest fell after holding out for seven hours 13 In response to a request from Brig Gen Ruggles Captain Thrall filed a report on April 1 1863 of his and other Arkansas artillery unit s roll in the Battle of Shiloh and the formation of Ruggles Battery 14 At that time I was first lieutenant commanding the right section of an Arkansas battery commanded by Capt George T Hubbard in Brigadier General Cleburne s brigade Maj Gen W J Hardee s corps About I p m I was moving on the right of General Hardee s lines with ray section when I came to a ravine and was about to have some trouble crossing when I was met by one of Major General Polk s staff officers who directed me to move to my right to a road in order that I might move forward without any difficulty which I did as rapidly as possible and came into action on the left of Captain Bankhead s battery My position being a bad one in a dense thicket I was compelled to fall back followed by Captain Bankhead I soon moved forward with my section by order of Major General Polk when I was met and placed into position by yourself with directions to throw some shot through a log house and some spherical case at some bales of cotton that were in the edge of a field where there was quite a number of the enemy concealed At this time there was no other battery engaged at this point Brigadier General Ruggles then directed me to move to my right and throw some shells into a thicket across a field I had fired but three or four rounds when a rifle battery replied to me most handsomely and it being a little more than I felt disposed to contend with General Ruggles ordered me to move my section up to my right where I was joined by Captain Byrne s Mississippi battery Here I heard General Ruggles say that it was his intention to concentrate as much artillery as possible at this point to prevent General Prentiss from being re enforced from the river As soon as I had replenished the limber chests of my guns from my caissons General Ruggles ordered me back to my former position Captain Byrne s Mississippi battery formed on my right Captain Swett s Mississippi battery and Captains Trigg s and Roberts Arkansas batteries formed on my left There were other batteries farther to my left but I am unable to state by whom they were commanded The concentration of artillery at this point proved very effective The re enforcements that were going to the relief of General Prentiss not being able to withstand the shower of shot shell and shrapnel that was poured upon them fell back in confusion toward the river which resulted in the surrender of General Prentiss with his division I have the honor to remain captain your obedient servant JAMES C THRALL Captain of Artillery 14 James C Thrall succeeded Captain Hubbard as battery commander on May 12 1862 and remained in command until the end of the war 3 Heavy Artillery edit After fighting at Shiloh the unit was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was active in the Siege of Jackson during the Vicksburg Campaign in the summer of 1863 2 The battery is listed in an August 29 1862 report of Heavy Artillery at Columbus Mississippi and again on September 14 1862 The battery is listed as Thrall s Heavy Battery and is listed as being stationed at Columbus Mississippi according to a report of Lieutenant General John C Pemberton in December 1862 15 On January 1 1863 Colonel Adams reported Captain Thrall s company of heavy artillery is stationed 1 miles north of Columbus on the Aberdeen road They have one 32 pounder siege gun on 3 inch rifle gun and one 6 pounder smooth bore gun with equipments 103 rounds 12 pounder blank cartridges 30 rounds 12 pounder Read shot 40 rounds 12 pounder canister 51 percussion muskets and accouterments 4 000 musket cartridges and 4 000 percussion caps all in good condition This company is also to serve guns on the fortifications 16 The battery is mentioned again by Lieutenant General John C Pemberton on January 31 1863 the battery was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles First Military District 17 On March 6 1863 Brigadier General Ruggles ordered that Thrall s battery be supplied with sufficient horses to be assigned to support cavalry in the field 18 In June 1863 General Ruggles described his efforts to equip Thrall s battery as a six gun light battery for field service 19 According to another report from Lieutenant General John C Pemberton in April 1863 the battery was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles First Military District 20 On July 1 1863 during the Siege of Vicksburg the battery was reported to be stationed a Columbus Mississippi still assigned to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles First Military District 21 After the fall of Vicksburg the battery was included in a January 5 1864 list of light batteries in the Army of the West commanded by Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk 22 The battery is described as consisting of four 6 lb bronze smoothbore Two 6 lb 3 80 inch bronze rifled guns General Polk list the battery again in his report on the composition of his army on January 20 1864 as being assigned to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles command of Brigadier General James R Chalmers Division of Major General Stephen D Lee s Cavlary Corps 23 Horse Artillery edit During the early stages of the Chattanooga Campaign Confederate General Bragg ordered Major General Forrest to transfer the majority of his Cavalry Corps to Joseph Wheeler s cavalry corps In response an angry Forrest threatened to kill Bragg if he attempted to give him any further orders This dispute compelled Confederate President Jefferson Davis to transfer Forrest to Mississippi to raise a new corps from western Tennessee this transfer placed him under the command of Stephen D Lee s Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana In December 1863 Forrest led a raid recruiting mission into Western Tennessee and eventually organized his recruits into two divisions commanded by James R Chalmers and Abraham Buford number over 3000 men 24 Forrest moved his newly recruited force to Commo Mississippi which is probably where Thrall s battery joined the new command By January 25 1864 Thrall s Battery was assigned to Forrest s command In February 1864 Union Maj Gen William Tecumseh Sherman launched a two pronged attack eastward toward Meridian Mississippi 25 Meridian was an important railroad center and was home to a Confederate arsenal military hospital and prisoner of war stockade as well as the headquarters for a number of state offices 26 Sherman planned to take Meridian and if the situation was favorable push on to Selma Alabama and possibly even threaten Mobile Alabama While Sherman set out on February 3 1864 with the main force of 20 000 men from Vicksburg he ordered Brig Gen William Sooy Smith to lead a cavalry force of 7 000 men from Memphis Tennessee south through Okolona Mississippi along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to meet the rest of the Union force at Meridian 2 As the campaigned opened Thrall s battery was mentioned is several dispatches On January 19 1864 Lieutenant General Lineous Polk wrote to Major General Forrest and inquired Have you ordered Thrall s battery at Columbus over to General Chalmers If not had you not better order it 27 Major General Forrest wrote from Oxford Mississippi to Brigaider General Chalmers at Panola Mississippi February 8 1864 to report Have ordered Thrall s battery to Oakland if you find the enemy advancing send for it 28 Major General Forrest wrote from Oxford Mississippi to Brigaider General Chalmers at Panola Mississippi at 5 40 p m on February 9 1864 directing Get Thrall s Battery up and keep sharp look out I am of the opinion the real move is in the direction of Okolona and Meridian keep your force well in had so as to move at once if necessary Watch at Belmont with your battery 29 in response Brigaider Chalmers wrote to Colonel J E Forrest brother of General Forrest on February 10 1864 and directed Find Thrall s battery and order it here immediately It should be near Oalkand 30 Smith never reached Meridian he and his troops encountered resistance from Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest at West Point Mississippi Forrest and his army forced Smith to begin to retreat to Tennessee When Forrest saw Smith s army retreating he ordered his troops to chase the army down Forrest with Thrall s battery caught up with Smith and defeated them in the Battle of Okolona on February 22 1864 which ultimately resulted in General Sherman s entire left flank being eliminated during the campaign 31 The battery participated in the Battle of Okolona Mississippi on February 22 1864 Next the battery or at least the rifled section of the battery was involved in the Affair at Yazoo City Brigadier General R V Richardson filed a report on March 7 1864 that described the battery s part in this action On February 23 1864 I reached Elliott s Station on the evening of the 25th and preparing three days rations leaving my train except my ambulances taking only my effective men and horses then numbering 600 and the rifle section of Thrall s battery At 10 a m on March 5 1864 we commenced the attack Colonel Mabry was ordered to attack on the plank road Colonel Jones to carry the left central redoubt Colonel Hawkins to carry the extreme right redoubt These officers belonged to General Ross brigade and these dispositions were made by him Acting under General Ross advice I placed Captain Thrall s section of artillery on a point about 1 000 yards from the right central redoubt and opened upon it Captain Thrall soon obtained the range and his shells seemed to burst right over the work General Ross now moved on the plank road to the left commanding the left wing Colonel Hawkins commanding the First Texas Legion very soon drove the enemy from the extreme right redoubt and this gave me a much better position for Thrall s section also opened one of the main roads into the city exposed the camp of the Eleventh Illinois Regiment and the north side of the main redoubt which it now appeared the enemy intended to hold if possible General Ross had now captured the two redoubts on the left of the main or right central and had placed his section of artillery Lieutenant Johnston commanding in a good position at easy range and was playing it upon the main central with good effect This work was the largest and strongest of all the works had in it one piece of artillery was flaunting the U S flag and now became the special object of our attention We now had four pieces throwing shells at this work One of my pieces however soon disabled itself by its recoil I received a message from General Ross saying that he had thrown the forces of his wing to wit Colonel Mabry s Colonel Jones and the Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry Colonel Neely commanding around the east and south sides of the fort and the shells which went over the works fell among our own men Two gun boats now opened their batteries upon us in the city and rained down showers of balls from exploding shrapnels Captain Thrall now placed in position on one of the streets m 50 yards of a brick house occupied by the enemy his piece and opened upon it with terrible effect I held the city for three hours destroying quartermaster s stores and cotton not without however a continuous struggle with the enemy s sharpshooters posted in houses and his gun boats until the latter were silenced Colonel Logwood having driven the enemy from the upper part of the city by gallant and impetuous charges had wheeled his regiment upon its left and closed the circle of investment and commanded the sally port of the main central redoubt I desire also to commend Captain Thrall and his men and officers for their bravery and good firing on this occasion The captain was wounded in the city after its capture standing by his piece by a sharpshooter of the enemy 32 The battery is included in a May 10 1864 report of the organization of Forrest s Cavalry as being assigned to Brigadier General Abraham Buford s Division 33 Special Orders No 55 dated May 14 1864 issued from the Headquarters Forrest Cavalry assigned Thrall s battery along with the batteries of Morton Rice and Hudson to a battalion of artillery to be commanded by Captain John W Morton as acting chief of artillery 34 nbsp Brice s Crossroads BattlefieldMajor General Stephen D Lee in his June 10 1864 report on the organization of troops in the Department of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana listed the battery as belonging to Buford s Cavalry Division of Forrest Cavalry Corps 35 the battery assisted in Forrest s defense of Mississippi during the summer of 1864 In June Union General Samuel D Sturgis led an expedition into northern Mississippi to keep Forrest from raiding Union supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign On June 10 Forrest with Thrall s battery attacked Sturgis in the Battle of Brice s Crossroads and routed the Union force Despite losing nearly 500 men he inflicted over 2 200 casualties and captured 16 cannons 176 wagons and 1 500 small arms 2 36 During the Battle of Brice s Crossroads the gunners of Thrall s battery unlimbered their guns and pushed them by hand behind the advancing lines of infantry 37 In late June Union Major General Andrew J Smith launched another expedition into Mississippi to tie down the Confederate forces in the region Forrest united with an infantry force commanded by Stephen Lee and attacked the Union forces near Harrisburg Mississippi on July 14 uncoordinated Confederate attacks on the Union right wing resulted in a Union victory Only 3 500 of Forrest s and Lee s 7 000 men joined in the attack and 1 300 became casualties Smith lost only 674 men Despite his victory Smith retreated from the field towards Tupolu where Forrest attacked again the next day and was again defeated During the battle Forrest was wounded in the right thigh and was forced to turn command over to Chalmers 38 During the Battle of Tupelo Captain Thrall s Battery was ordered by Captain Morton to support Captain Rice s battery and did effective service in saving Rice s Battery and protecting the withdrawal from the field of the shattered Kentucky Brigade 39 In mid September Forrest launched a raid into northern Alabama and central Tennessee to disrupt Sherman s supply lines returning to northern Mississippi in early October Although he was able to capture nearly 2 400 Union soldiers and many supplies Sherman captured Atlanta in early September before Forrest had started his raid In Lieutenant General Richard Taylor s September 30 1864 report of the troops in the Department of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana the battery is still listed as belonging to Buford s Division of Major General Nathan B Forrest s Cavalry Corps 35 During the Franklin Nashville Campaign Thrall s Battery accompanied Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest on a 23 day raid through western Tennessee which culminated in an attack on the Union supply base at Johnsonville 40 On the evening of November 3 1864 Forrest positioned his guns across the river from the Federal supply base at Johnsonville On the morning of November 4 the Confederate batteries were attacked by three Union gunboats from Johnsonville and by six Paducah gunboats The Confederate artillery was completely effective in neutralizing the threat of the Federal fleets One of the vessels was hit 19 times and returned to Johnsonville Thrall s battery assisted in bombarding the Union supply depot and the 28 steamboats and barges positioned at the wharf All three of the Union gunboats Key West Tawah and Elfin were disabled or destroyed The Union garrison commander ordered that the supply vessels be burned to prevent their capture by the Confederates Forrest observed By night the wharf for nearly one mile up and down the river presented one solid sheet of flame Having completed the work designed for the expedition I moved my command six miles during the night by the light of the enemy s burning property 41 While assigned to General Forrest s command the battery had been given the nickname the Arkansas Rats Following the success at Johnsonville General Forrest announced that he was re baptizing the unit as the Arkansas Braves One sergeant listening to the General s complements allegedly responded General talking may be very good but something to eat would be a heap better we have been living on wind for two days General Forrest responded by providing the battery with a feast of ham and hard tack from the stores of his own headquarters 37 The battery is included in a November 20 1864 abstract of Confederate forces in the Department of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana as being assigned to Chalmer s Division At this time Forrest was ordered to move into northern Alabama to unite with the Army of Tennessee now commanded by John B Hood Hood was launching an invasion of central Tennessee and wanted Forrest s corps to replace the cavalry corps of Joseph Wheeler who was on detached duty in Georgia Thrall s Battery did not accompany Forrest to join Hood s army but was assigned as part of the garrison of Corinth Mississippi On November 27 1864 Major J W Eldridge reported from Corinth Mississippi that the only battery currently present at Corinth was Thrall s Battery of four bass pieces Eldridge indicated that at least 16 guns were needed to defend the fortifications around Corinth 42 Defense of Mobile edit Major General Dabney H Maury included the battery in his organization of the Army of Department of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana dated December 1 1864 as being assigned to Brigadier General George B Hodge s District of Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana 43 The battery is included in Major General Dabney H Maury s March 10 1865 report on the Organization of troops in the District of the Gulf as being assigned to the Left Wing Defenses of Mobile with other batteries belonging to Lieutenant Colonel L Hoxton 44 The unit participated in the Battle of Spanish Fort part of the Mobile Campaign in April 1865 Union forces embarked on a land campaign in early 1865 to take Mobile from the east Maj Gen E R S Canby s XIII and XVI corps moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into their defenses Union forces concentrated first on Spanish Fort five miles to the north On March 27 1865 Canby s forces undertook a siege of Spanish Fort which consisted of a semi circular line of five redoubts stretching almost two miles long The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1 and on April 8 captured it Most of the Confederate forces including the remnants of Thrall s Arkansas Battery escaped and fled to Mobile 45 The fall of Fort Blakely on April 9 1865 signaled to Confederate General Dabney H Maury in Mobile that it was time to begin evacuation of the remaining Confederate troops in the city On April 12 1865 Mobile was declared an open city and the remaining Confederate garrison retreated with the intention of joining the remains of the Army of Tennessee then in North Carolina The surrender of the Army of Tennessee to General Sherman on April 26 1865 prevented that option and surrender of the Mobile garrison soon followed This small force out of Mobile including the remnants of the Monticello Artillery was the last Confederate army to surrender east of the Mississippi River 46 The Jackson Light Artillery was involved in the following battles 47 Battle of Shiloh Tennessee April 6 7 1862 Siege of Corinth Mississippi April to June 1862 Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Jackson Mississippi July 10 to July 16 1863 Meridian Campaign Mississippi February March 1864 Battle of Okolona Mississippi February 22 1864 Forrest s Defense of Mississippi Battle of Brice s Crossroads Mississippi June 10 1864 Battle of Tupelo Mississippi July 14 1864 Forrest s West Tennessee Raid October 16 November 10 1864 Battle of Johnsonville Tennessee November 4 1864 Mobile Campaign March 17 April 12 1865 Battle of Spanish Fort Alabama March 27 to April 8 1865 Surrender editThe Jackson Light Artillery was among the last of the Confederate troops east of the Mississippi to surrender The Jackson Light Artillery aided in the defense of Mobile and surrendered with the Department of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana The battery spiked their guns and surrendered at Meridian Mississippi May 11 1865 3 See also edit nbsp American Civil War portal 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 WarNotes edit a b Watson Lady Elizabeth Fight and Survive a history of Jackson County Arkansas in the Civil War Jackson County Historical Society 1996 Page 9 a b c d National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Confederate Arkansas Troops Thrall s Battery Arkansas Light Artillery Accessed Jan 14 2011 Gen Joe Wheeler was entangled in recount Archived from the original on 2001 07 14 Retrieved 2011 01 26 a b c d Howerton Bryan R Jackson Light Artillery Thrall s Battery Edward G Gerdes Civil War Page Accessed 30 January 2011 http www couchgenweb com civilwar jackson html a b Evans Clement Anselm 1899 Confederate Military History A Library of Confederate States History Confederate publishing Company The National Archives Publication Number M317 Publication Title Compiled Service Records 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