1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)

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Brief History

 * 1st Regiment Mounted Rifles was organized at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in May, 1861, with 768 officers and men. Its companies were recruited in Little Rock and Fort Smith and the counties of Chicot, Arkansas, Johnson, Woodruff, White, Lawrence, Pulaski, Yell, and Independence. Its force was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865.Joseph H. Crute, Jr, CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS, "Units of the Confederate States Army", http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm (accessed October 8, 2010).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * All enrollments were 9Jun1861 at Ft Smith, AR unless otherwise noted.

COMPANY A - "CHICOT RANGERS" FROM CHICOT COUNTY COMPANY B - "THE DES ARC RANGERS " FROM PRAIRIE COUNTY COMPANY C - "JOHNSON RIFLES" FROM JOHNSON COUNTY COMPANY D - "AUGUSTA GUARDS" FROM JACKSON &amp; WHITE COUNTIES COMPANY E - "THE LAWRENCE COUNTY RIFLES" FROM LAWRENCE CO. COMPANY F - "PULASKI RANGERS" FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS COMPANY G - "NAPOLEON CAVALRY' FROM SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COMPANY H - "THE YELL COUNTY RIFLES" FROM YELL COUNTY COMPANY I - "THE McCULLOCH RANGERS" FROM CONWAY COUNTY COMPANY K - "INDEPENDENCE COUNTY RIFLES" FROM INDEPENDENCE COUNTY Source: EDWARD G. GERDES, Arkansas Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1stmtrdx.htm ,11/8/2010. 1999


 * The above information may be used for non-commercial historical and genealogical purposes only and with the consent of the page owner may be copied for the same purposes so long as this notice remains a part of the copied material. EDWARD G. GERDES