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VOL.4……………………………………………….……………Issue NO. 1

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Grand Saline, Texas Saturday, January 13, 2018

Saturday February 10, 2018 7:00 pm

29th Texas Cavalry SCV Camp # 2269


Col. Charles DeMorse’s

29th Texas Cavalry Sons of Confederate Veterans

Camp # 2269

EVERYONE WELCOME

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Fellow Compatriot’s, The Col. Charles DeMorse, 29th Texas

Cavalry Camp # 2269, would like to wish everyone a safe, and Happy New Year.

We have had a very good year and

looking forward to next year, in 2018. I, as Commander, wish to thank

everyone in our camp for all their support, in all the activities and interest that they have shown. I look forward to next year, as we fill our list with activities and field trips to Honor our Confederate Ancestors.

See you all, at the next Camp Meeting!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Moonlight & Magnolias / Lee –Jackson Banquet Ball Saturday/ January 20, 2018, 5:00-7:00pm / Ball 7:00-10:30. Navarro College, Cook Center, Hwy 31 West, Corsicana, Texas. Hosted by: J. L. Halbert, SCV Camp #359 Cost $30.00 a person/ 6 people for a RSVP Table for $25.00 a person. Contact Billy Ford: 903-654-0131. Lee / Jackson Dinner January 26, 2018 6:30 p.m. Potpourri House, 3320 Troup Hwy, Suite 300 Tyler, Texas. Battle of Poison Springs, Camden, Arkansas “ Civil War Re-Enactment Days “ From: April 21-22-2018 Location: Poison Springs / Camden Arkansas Battle of Poison Springs Location will be Poison Spring State Park, Chidester, Arkansas. Union and Confederate soldiers will re-enact the Battle of Poison Spring. Contact: Phone: 870-818-3565 Ouachita County Historical Society Website



Battle of Honey

Springs 17th July 1863

Also Known as

The Battle of Elk Creek

The Battle of Honey Springs (also known as The Battle of Elk Creek) on 17th July 1863, was an American Civil War Engagement. An important Victory for Union forces in their efforts to gain control of the Indian Territory. It was the largest confrontation between Union and Confederate forces in the area that would eventually become Oklahoma. The engagement was also unique in the fact that white soldiers were the minority in both fighting forces. African and Native Americans made up significant portions of each of the opposing armies.

The Battleground is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of what is now Checotah, Oklahoma and 15 miles (24 km) south of Muskogee. It was also about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Fort Gibson.

Background

At the start of the American Civil War, for cultural and economic reasons, all of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory opted to side with the Confederate States of America, raising native troops under the leadership of General Douglas H. Cooper, and driving out pro-Union Creek Indian forces after a short campaign culminating in the Battle of Chustenahlah. By 1863, Confederate fortunes in the region had sunk low, however. A Union campaign launched from Kansas led by Major General James G. Blunt having driven the Confederacy from the north of the region, many of the Cherokee switched sides to support the Union. Union forces led by Colonel William A. Phillips reoccupied Fort Gibson in Indian Territory during April, The move threatened the Confederate forces at Fort Smith in 1863. However, Phillips’ supply line stretched from Fort Gibson to Fort Scott, Kansas, 175 miles (282 km) to the north. Confederate Cavalry, operating from Cooper’s encampment at Honey Springs, frequently harassed Fort Gibson and attacked its supply trains.

Preparations for Battle

Honey Springs was a stage stop on the Texas Road before the Civil War. The main attraction was several springs that provided water for men and horses. There was also a commissary, log hospital, and numerous tents for troops. In 1863, the Confederates sent about 6,000 soldiers to the spot. Provisions were supplied from Fort Smith, Boggy Depot, Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, and Fort Washita. However, the Confederates failed to stop a 200- wagon Federal supply train in an engagement known as the Battle of Cabin Creek. The supply train reached Fort Gibson about the same time as General Blunt himself arrived, accompanied by more troops and artillery. Federal forces at the fort totaled only about 3,000 men.

According to his after-action report to General Schofield, Blunt arrived in the area on 11th July. He found the Arkansas River was high and ordered his troops to begin building boats to ferry them across the river. During this time, he apparently contracted encephalitis, because he had to spend 14th July in bed fighting a high fever.

Believing they were numerically superior, the Confederates plotted a counteroffensive against Union forces at Fort Gibson, to be launched by Cooper’s Indians and some attached Texan Troops, and 3,000 soldiers of Brigadier General William Cabell's Brigade, camped in Fort Smith, Arkansas, which were expected to reach Honey Springs by 17th July. Cooper moved his army forward to Honey Springs, Indian Territory, an important Confederate supply depot, to rest and equip, while awaiting Cabell’s Brigade, marching to link up with Cooper. Union forces under General Blunt got wind of Cooper’s plan however, and opted to attack him first, before Cabell arrived, which would have given the Confederates overwhelming numerical superiority. Blunt’s Command included three federal Indian Home Guard Regiments recruited from all the Five Nations and the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, with two white Cavalry Battalions (6th Kansas and 3rd Wisconsin), one white infantry battalion consisting of six companies of the 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment, and two Kansas Artillery Batteries making the remainder.



Battle of Honey

Springs 17th July 1863

Also Known as

The Battle of Elk Creek

Opposing Forces Confederate Force :

1st Brigade, Indian Troops – Brigadier General Douglas H. Cooper

Texas Brigade - Colonel Thomas Coker Bass

20th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted) --- Colonel Thomas Coker Bass

29th Texas Cavalry Regiment Colonel Charles De-Morse (W)

5th Texas Partisan Rangers--- Colonel Leonidas M. Martin

Indian Brigade – Brigadier General Douglas H. Cooper

1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles --- Major Joseph F. Thompson

2nd Cherokee Mounted Rifles --- Lieutenant Colonel James M. Bell

Cherokee Regiment---Colonel Stand Watie (not present at battle)

1st Choctaw---Chickasaw Mounted Rifles -Colonel Tandy Walker

1st Creek --- Colonel Daniel N. McIntosh 2nd Creek--- Colonel Chilly McIntosh

Artillery & Cavalry

Lee’s Battery--- Captain Roswell W. Lee

Scanland’s Squadron Texas Cavalry --- Captain John Scanland

Gillett’s Squadron Texas Cavalry --- Captain L. E. Gillett

Union Forces :

District of the Frontier – Major General James G. Blunt

1st Brigade - Colonel William R. Judson

2nd Indian Home Guard --- Lieutenant Colonel Fred W. Schaurte

1st Kansas Colored Infantry--- Colonel James M. Williams (w), Lieutenant Colonel John Bowles

6 Companies, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry --- Captain Edward R. Stevens

2nd Brigade - Colonel William A. Phillips

6 Companies, 2nd Colorado Infantry --- Colonel Theodore H. Dodd

1st Indian Home Guard --- Colonel Stephen H. Wattles

Detachments of 6th Kansas Cavalry* --- Colonel William F. Campbell

Artillery

2nd Kansas Light Artillery 1st Section ---

Captain Edward Smith 2nd Section ---

Lieutenant John P. Grassberger 3rd Kansas Light Artillery ---

Captain Henry Hopkins



The Union Advance

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mainder of Smith’s Battery of Kansas Artillery.

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ontinued. Afterwards, Blunt wrote: …………….

in oops I have ever had

under my command.”

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Volunteer Infantry, which repulsed the

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n

trum eted the battle as a Major victory, claiming ;

with enemy casualties in xcess of 500, although,

(134 r). Cooper c s forces

losses were over 200.

Blunt’s Troops crossed the Arkansas River in

the late afternoon of 16th July. They began marchingtoward Honey Springs at 11 P. M., and continued through the night. They encountered a Confederate picket near Chimney Rock, a local landmark. After routing the picket, they met a Confederate scouparty north of Elk Creek. They came upon the Confederate Camp on Elk Creek early in the morning on 17th July. Confederate pickets saw the enemy guns in the early light and rushed to inform Cooper. After eating breakfast and resting from the march, Blunt formed his men into two brigades. OnBrigade, led by William A. Phillips and composed of a Battalion of the 6th Kansas Cavalry, the 1st and 3rd Regiments of Indian Home Guards, a Battaof the 2nd Colorado Infantry, and Capt. Henry Hopkins’s (four-gun) Battery of Kansas Artillery, plus two guns of Captain Edward A. Smith’s attached to the Cavalry. The other Brigade Commanded by Col. William R. Judson, consistedof the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, the 2nd Regiment of Indian Home Guards, and the 1st Kansas ColoredInfantry with an estimated 700 soldiers, and the re

Blunt’s attack began on 17th July 1863, with

desultory morning skirmishing that revealed manof the Confederate soldiers had wet gunpowder, causing numerous misfires and accidents. Eachlost one artillery piece during the exchange of gunfire. The main Union attack began at mid-afternoon, and the beginning of a rain squall intensified the Confederate’s ammunition problems.Opposing artillerymen each eliminated one gun on the opposing side during an early artillery duel.Blunt saw an opportunity, and ordered the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry to attack. Colonel JaWilliams led the Colored Volunteer Infantry forward, but the Confederates held their ground. Williams was wounded, but his troops condua disciplined withdrawal and sporadic firing c

"I never saw such fighting as was done by theNegro Regiment....The question that negroes will fight is settled; besides they make better soldersevery respect than any tr

During this period the 2nd Indian Home

Guards, fighting for the Union, accidentally strayeinto no man’s land between the Confederate and Union lines. The Federal Commanders gave torder for the Home Guards to fall back, the Confederates assumed it was an order to retrattacked. The Confederates charged into an established defensive line held by the 1st KansasColored

rge. Gen. Cooper pulled his men back towards the

depot to obtain new ammunition, but the Federals continued to press his army closely. Heavy fightioccurred when Cooper’s men made a stand at a bridge over Elk Creek, roughly1/4 of a mile south of the original position. Union forces continued drivinthem back further and gradually beginning to turn

per’s left, causing a general Confederate retreaCooper attempted to fight a rearguard action

making a last stand another 1/2 mile south near Honey Springs Depot. Despite a notable half-hour stand by the Choctaw and Chickasaw Regiment, most of the badly organized, disheartened, and imany cases due to their poor powder, unarmedIndians and Texans simply continued to flee. Victorious Union forces took possession of the Honey Springs Depot, burning what couldn't be immediately used, and occupying the field. Blunt

p

Union losses of only 76 (17 dead and 60 wounded),

e

Cooper reported only 181 Confederate casualties killed or wounded and 47 taken prisone

laimed that his enemy’

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both

lso had

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half the Confederate Army was ever even engaged.

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l istoric Landmark by the National Park Service.

Reasons for Union Victory

The Union Army, including its Black and

Native American Forces, had a definite edge inquantity and quality of weaponry. The Unionartillery had ten 1857 12-pounder Napoleon Howitzers, two 6-pound Howitzers, and plenty of Springfield Rifles. Of course, the Union troops a

an abundance of shot, shells and canisters. The Confederate Troops were poorly armed,

typically with obsolete smoothbore muskets anflintlock shotguns. Ammunition for these was primarily made with cheap Mexican gunpowder tha

very susceptible to damage by rainy weather. The terrible equipment of the Confederates and

the rain squall which ruined their powder, played a large part in the Confederate defeat, although someyewitness sources, notably future Creek IndiChief George Washington Grayson, claimed Cooper’s poor generalship was responsible for the defeat, arguing that about

n

Aftermath

After the Battle, the defeated Confederates withdrew, leaving their dead comrades behind, and met up with Cabell’s 3,000 man relief force aboumiles away. General Blunt did not pursue them because his own troops and horses were very tired. He ordered them to camp overnight at the battlefielwhere they could treat the wounded and bury the dead of both sides. Blunt himself was still suffering a high fever from his bout of encephalitis. He finally had to spend the rest of the day in bed. Late thday Blunt ordered the troops to return to Fort Gibson. Later, Cooper wrote a letter to Blunt, thanking him for burying the Confederate dead. After the war, the Union corpses were exhumed

reburied in Fort Gibson National CemeterThe Battle was the largest ever fought in the

Indian Territory, and would indeed prove to be decisive. The Oklahoma Historical Society even compared its importance to the Battle of GettysbuThe victory opened the way for Blunt’s forces to capture Fort Smith and the Arkansas River Valall the way to the Mississippi River. The Con-fe

leaving it for the Union Forces to recover. Despite the efforts of notable Confederate officers like Stand Watie, Confederate forces in the region would never regain the initiative or engage the Union army in anopen, head-on battle again, instead relying almost entirely on guerrilla warfare and small-scale cavalractions to fight the Federal Army. The loss of the supplies at Honey Springs Depot would likewiprove disastrous. Confederate Forces, already operating on a shoe-string budget and with bad equipment, would come to increasingly rely on

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Battlefie Today ld

The Battlefield is located east of U.S. H69 in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, between Rentiesville, and Oktaha. It is managed by the Oklahoma Historical Society. According to the 1997 Master Plan Report, the original Battlefield cove2,997 acres (1,213 ha), of which the Oklahoma Historical Society owned 957 acres (387 ha) in 1997. The northern third is in Muskogee County

uthern two-thirds is in McIntosh County. On the 21st August, 2011 the U.S. Department

of Agriculture Rural Development announced a $1.9million public private partnership that includes the Oklahoma Historical Society, McIntosh Countyan area nonprofit organization to build a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) Visitor’s Center to replaceexisting facility consisting of a small trailer. A November 2011 story in the Tulsa World Newspapecites the U.S. Department of the Interior report giving consideration of designating the Honey Springs Battlefield as a U.S. National Battlefield Park. In 2013 the Battlefield was named a NationaH

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BRIGADIER GENERAL D r

(Library of ngress)

her , and

inia

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nd he returned to Mississippi to take

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ng the war

he wis, who

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Agg ." Cooper raised and Commanded the 1st

ouglas Hancock Coope Co

Douglas Hancock Cooper was born 1st Nov-ember 1815 in Amite County, Mississippi. His fatwas both a Physician and a Baptist MinisterCooper was encouraged to pursue a higher education. He attended the University of Virgfrom 1832 to 1834, along with other future Confederate Generals, Lafayette, McLaws and JohB. Magruder. Cooper did not find studying to his liking, however, a

up farming. By 1844 Cooper was married and the father o

seven children. He was also involved in politics, serving in the Mississippi State Legislature. In 1846, with the start of the Mexican-American War, Cooper raised a Regiment of Volunteers, the 1st MississippiRifles, and served as their Captain. Duri

as cited for bravery and gallantry. In 1853, Secretary of War Jefferson Dav

had served with Cooper in the war, used his influence with President Franklin Pierce to havCooper appointed as the Federal Agent to the Choctaw Tribe. Cooper worked well with the NativAmericans and was able to have them relocated to Indian Territory without any conflict. His relations with local tribes were so amicable, that in 1856 hwas also appointed the Agent to the Chickasaw

e, who officially adopted him as a member. When the Civil War began in 1861, Confeder

Secretary of War Leroy Pope Walker authorized Cooper to protect the local tribes from "Northern

ression

BRIGADIER GENERAL Douglas Hancock Cooper

1st NOVEMBER 1815- 29th APRIL 1979

ian Tribe, whi

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second Con

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f r of his advocacy efforts for

ericans.

Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles, which took part in the pursuit of the Creek Ind

ch had Union loyalties, to Kansas. In 1862, Cooper and his Confederate Troops

participated in the Battles of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) in Arkansas, Newtonia in Missouri, and Honey Springs in Oklahoma. Despite being deat Pea Ridge and Honey Springs, Cooper was promoted to Brigadier General in May of 1863 angiven the District Command of Indian Territory. Cooper continued his excellent relations with the tribes, even getting letters of support from thleaders sent to President Jefferson Davis in Richmond. In one of his last engagements, Cooper Commanded the Indian Brigade during the

federate Invasion of Missouri in 1864. When the war ended in 1865, Cooper continue

to work with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribessupporting their land claims against the federal government. On 29th April 1879, Cooper died at FortWashita, in what is now Oklahoma. He was buried at the fort in an unmarked grave, with no record ohis military career oNative Am

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MAJOR GENERAL James Gilpatrick Blunt

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, where

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, Blunt

tisan nion Army until

organized in April 1862.

James Gilpatrick Blunt was born 21st July 1826 in Trenton, Maine to John Blunt and Sally GilpatrickBlunt, he lived and worked on his family farm unhe was 14. He may have spent some time at the Ellsworth Military Academy in Ellsworth, Maine. He became a sailor on a merchant vessel when h

15, and attained the rank of Captain at 20. In 1845 Blunt moved to Columbus, Ohio

he enrolled in Starling Medical College. His maternal uncle, Dr. Rufus Gilpatrick, was one ofinstructors. Graduating in February 1849, Blunt

ed to New Madison, Ohio and started a pracOn 15th January 1850 he married Nancy G.

Putman. Blunt practiced medicine and tookrole in county polit

ublican Party. In 1856 Blunt and his family relocated to

Anderson County, Kansas, following his uncle whhad moved there several years earlier. He soon became involved in the conflict before the Civil Wknown as Bleeding Kansas, when abolitionist and slavery forces battled to control the territory. Da confrontation with the pro-slavery territorial government in 1857, Blunt joined a force includingJim Lane and abolitionist John Brown. Blunt waa key member of the Wyandotte ConstitutionConvention that framed the Kansas State Constitution in 1859, an

mittee on Militia. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861

was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, a part of James Lane's Kansas Brigade, an irregular parforce not accepted into the Ure

MAJOR GENERAL James Gilpatrick Blunt

st th21 July 1826 – 27 July 1881

he ed

st

e Battle was a

Stra

rt 1863 near Baxter Springs, Kansas.

In April 1862, Blunt was appointed Brigadier General of volunteers and given Command of tDepartment and Army of Kansas. He orderColonel William Weer to lead the “Indian Expedition” in 1861 which succeeded in occupying Fort Gibson and arming three Regiments of Native Americans. Blunt’s forces were defeated in the First Battle of Newtonia, and the Army of Kansas was incorporated into the Army of the Frontier as the 1Division. Blunt led his Division of Cherokee and Kansas Volunteers to Victory at the Battle of Old Fort Wayne. In December 1862, Blunt’s Divisionwas joined by the 2nd Division under Francis J. Herron. The combined forces met Confederates under Thomas C. Hindman at the Battle of PrairieGrove. While tactically a draw, th

tegic Victory for the Union. Blunt was appointed Major General of

Volunteers on 16th March 1863. He was the only officer from Kansas to achieve that rank during the war. He established Fort Baxter (also known as FoBlair) in May

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Blunt was appointed to Command the District

of the Frontier. He campaigned for control of the Indian Territory and won a Victory at the BatHoney Springs, bringing much of the Indian Territory into Union control. In October 1863, whmoving his headquarters from Fort Scott to Fort Smith, Blunt and his detachment were attacked by a Confederate Force under William C. Quantrill. Athe Battle of Baxter Springs. Quantrill’s Raiders routed and killed over 80 of Blunt’s 100 escorts, including his Adjutant Major Henry Curtis, son of Major General Samuel Curtis. These actions led to Blunt’s remov

tle of

ile

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al from Command of the District of the F

attle District of

Soutin

as a 69

whe

the cause of death given as “soft ning of the brain.”

Hi is Buried in the Mount Muncie Cemetery.

rontier. In 1864, Blunt was able to redeem himself.

Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price began an Invasion of Missouri and Blunt took Command of the 1st Division of Army of the Border. He and theCavalry under Alfred Pleasanton fought delaying actions until Samuel R. Curtis brought the full strength of the army together and inflicted a defeat on Price at the Battle of Westport. Blunt’s Division inflicted the final defeat to Price at the Second Bof Newtonia. Blunt Commanded the

h Kansas when the war ended. After the war, Blunt settled with his family

Leavenworth, Kansas and resumed his medical practice; he also was admitted to the Kansas Bar lawyer. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 18

re he practiced his new profession. Blunt’s behavior became erratic in 1879 when

he was 53, and he was committed to an asylum. He died two years later, with

e s body was returned to Leavenworth and

1st Kansas Colored Infantry

ovement Further into the Cherokee Nation

First

d

reek,

ed, and the Regiment continued on to Fort ibson.

on on

s

nion al showed itself

orthy on the field of battle.

M On 27th June 1863, the Regiment was ordered to accompany a supply train to Fort Gibson. TheKansas left Fort Scott along with the Second Colorado Volunteers, three companies of Cavalryfrom the Sixth and Ninth Kansas, and part of the Second Kansas Battery (all white units). The nextday, the force was joined by about three hundremen of the Indian Brigade. Commander of the maneuver was Lt. Colonel Dodd of the Second Colorado. Williams claimed to have intelligence indicating that the Confederates Forces would attack the train somewhere in the vicinity of Cabin Cabout 65 miles northwest of Ft. Gibson. This information proved correct as on 1st July, a force of 2,200 rebels were found blocking the road at Cabin Creek. At days end, the enemy was routed, the road was clearG The Stint at Fort Gibson: After the Regiment arrived at Fort Gibsthe 5th of July, little time was afforded for relaxation. Under the Command of General Blunt, Fort Gibson's entire strength moved south against a Confederate force numbering over 6,000. The rebelwere positioned about twenty miles to the south-west of the fort at a place called Honey Springs. The battle was short and fierce, resulting in a UVictory. The Regiment, as usuw

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After the Confederate Forces fled the Battlefiethe Regiment moved back to Ft. Gibson, serving garrison duty until September of 1863. Williams and his men were involved in a pursuit of the enemy into the Choctaw Nation. The enemy proved elusive athe Regiment retired to the site of an abandoned Confederate Encampment, Fort Davis on the Canadian River. A month was spent at this location, mostly in idleness. In October, orders were received to march to Fort Smith, where the Regiment stayed until 1st December 1863. After moving from place place south of Ft. Smith, the Regiment ww

ld,

nd

to ent into

inter quarters at Roseville, Arkansas. The Camden Expedition: Arkansas The Honey Springs Battle Pay-Back

the

l units on

ely

ing

oison Springs. (The Battle of Poison Springs).

as

s

s

asualties. Of this number, 117 were killed.

Black Soldiers by the Confederate Victors

On, 1st March 1864, the First Kansas left Roseville, to join General Steele's Forces which were moving against the enemy to the north. Bymiddle of April, the Union Army occupied the entrenchments at Camden, which were recently abandoned by Confederate Forces. On, 17th of April Williams led a combined force from severaa foraging sweep through the surrounding countryside. In his Command were approximat800 Infantry, 300 Cavalry, 200 wagons, and a section of Artillery. After reaching a point twenty five miles out and having two thirds of the wagons filled with confiscated provisions, Williams headthe force back toward Camden. About 12 miles from Camden, the foragers encountered an enemy presence near a heavily wooded cross roads called P Williams found himself to be outgunned and outnumbered about eight to one. His Command fell back to a position around the wagons determined to hold on to the provisions needed so badly by Steele's forces at Camden. From 10:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon, the Union Forces repulsed enemy attacks. By the afternoon, ammunition wrunning low and some units were out entirely. Fearing the loss of his entire Command, Williamdecided to abandon the wagons and take to the "swamps" to the rear of their position. The losseincurred by the First Kansas numbered 187 c

This Battle is famous for the "Massacre" of the Wounded and Captured

Without the provisions lost at Poison SprinSteele was forced to withdraw from Camden, falling back to Little Rock. Early in May, Colonel Williams was promoted Commander of the Second Brigade, Frontier Division. The First Kansas, after ashort stay in Little Rock, was orde

gs,

red back to Fort

mith. According to Williams,

no adequate recompense or adv age gained."

on,

, . This was recorded as

d

enworth where 30 October and was disbanded.

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"This Campaign was one of great fatigue and privation and accompanied only with severe loss of life and material, with

ant During this Campaign, the Regiment was

involved in one brief but costly skirmish. On 16th of September 1864, forty two men of Company K were guarding a haymaking work party near Fort GibsC.N. The party was attacked by a much superior force under the Command of General Gano. The company was almost wiped out with a loss on that day, of 24 killed and 10 taken as prisoners. The captured included the commander of the detachmentLieutenant D. M. Sutherlandthe "Battle of Flat Rock." In the middle of January, 1865, the Regiment moved back to Little Rock where it remained on duty until July when it was moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The time there was spent in garrison anescort duty. On 1st October1865, the First Kansas Colored Volunteers (then known as the 79th U. S. Colored Troops) was mustered out of federal duty. The Regiment marched to Fort Leav

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Battle of

18th April 1864 amden, Arkansas

The Battle of Poison Spring was fought duthe American Civil War on 18th April 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the CExpedition. The Battle is infamous for the Confederates’ slaughter and mutilation of Black U

Opposing Forces

Confederate Order of Battle and Union Order oBattle dwindling supplies for his army at Camden, Arkansas forced Union Army Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele to send out a foraging party to gather corn that the Confederates Forces had stored about twenty miles up the Prairie D’Ane- Camden Road on WhiteOak Creek. The party loaded the corn into wagons, and on 18th April, Col. James M. Williamshis return to Camden. Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s and Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey’s Confederate Forces arrived at Lee Plantation, abofifteen mile

The Confederates eventually attacked Williams

in the front and rear, forcing him to retreat north into a marsh where his men regrouped and then fell bacto Camden. During the fight, Williams positioned the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, a Regiment made up of mostly ex-slaves, between the wagon train anConfederate Lines; these black troops repelled the first two offenses, but ran low on ammunition and were beaten back by the third. The Confederatrefused to take the wounded black soldiers as prisoners, and instead brutally killed, scalped, and stripped them. In all, the Regiment lost nearly half its numbers. The Union lost 198 wagons and athe corn. Estimated casualties were 301 f

t

The Battle of Poison Spring unfolded much better than either Marmaduke or Maxey could hoped. The "L" shaped position taken by the Confederate

antage. Colonel Williams formed his men into a l

battle facing Maxey's men, who were all but invisible in the woods and underbrush south of the road. In doing so, he allowed himself to be drawn into a trap exactly as Marmaduke had hoped. Union Colonel's Report, in fact, describes an extremely confusion situation for the Federal Soldiers even with the benefit of post-battle hindsight. It appeared to them that Confederates were c

e. As Williams was moving men back and forth

and trying to make some sense of the situation, thConfederates suddenly opened on his lines withartillery. The Union Commander reported that batteries fired on him from the front (Maxey's position) and his right flank (Marmaduke's position)Simultaneous with the opening of artillery fire, thConfederates under Maxey advanced their lineHeavy fighting followed as the Union Forces, anchored by the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, tried to hold off the motivated Confederate aIt did not take long for the 3 to 1 numerical

eriority of the Southern forces to show. Although the Union line was able to beat back

attacks, Colonel Williams reported that this was achieved at great cost. He later reported that in short order half o

nded. The attack by Maxey was designed to focus the

attention of the Union Troops and in this it achievedits goal spectacularly. When Marmaduke ordered forward his brigades against the Union right flanthe battle quickly turned into a debacle for the Union Forces. Initially fighting hard as they went, the Union Troops began to retreat in the face of tConfederate attack on their flank. Realizing the critical moment was at hand

ance



he scattered Union Command for over two

ated at Poison Spring and "did

at an

own losses at 13 killed, 81 woun d and 1 missing.

Union Casualties

nd two prisoners of war, or a total loss of 121

ber

. He also reported 2 officers and 63 men wou ded.

, then,

presents a total loss for the

reg

in action) and 56 captured or missing

in a

ere

e total verifiable

Uni

24 is ore listed (without

nam

er.

rom

fantry, for example, eventually

turn

o 600

as well as some wounded prisoners who later died.

Although Colonel Williams' tried to withdraw his men from the battlefield in order, the crushing attack prevented this effort. The retreat turned into a route and by the time it was over, the Confederates had pursued t

miles. Union losses at Poison Spring were shocking.

An estimated 204 Federal Soldiers were reported killed or missing following the battle, while another 97 were listed as wounded. The exact number killed is somewhat difficult to determine. Williams claimed that a number of wounded soldiers from the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers were murdered on the spot by Confederate forces. There is some confirmation of this in the writings of Southern participants, one of whom noted that killings were carried out by members of 1st and 2nd Choctaw Regiments. The men of these units had a particular grudge against the soldiers of the 1st Kansas because of the harsh treatment dealt on homes and families in the Choctaw Nation by that Regiment prior to the Red River Campaign. One eyewitness reported that the outraged warriors retali

kill and scalp some." General Marmaduke's report, listed 100

wounded and 120 non-wounded Union soldiers as having been taken prisoner at Poison Spring, while he estimated the number of dead on the ground impossibly high 400-600. He also reported the capture of 195 wagons, 4 pieces of artillery and 1,200 mules while listing his

de

A review of the surviving records of the 1st

Kansas Colored Volunteers (later the 79th U.S. Colored Troops), reveals the names of 107 men killed in action, 12 wounded (one of whom was captured) a

men. The number killed in action who can be

indentified today is remarkably close to the numreported just two days after the battle by Major Richard G. Ward of the 1st Kansas. He reported a loss of 5 officers and 112 enlisted men killed, or a total of 117

n

Since the names of men with minor wounds were often not included on Regimental Reports, especially for African American Regiments of that day, there is no reason to suspect that Major Ward's numbers are inaccurate. It is safe to concludethat the total loss of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers at the Battle of Poison Spring was probably around 117 killed, 65 wounded and 2captured. This re

iment of 185. Records of other Union units present at Poison

Spring provide the names of another 7 killed, 26 wounded (of whom 17 were captured and 1 listedas missing

ction. This places verifiable Union casualties in the

battle at 124 killed, 91 wounded and 58 captured ormissing in action. Seventeen of the wounded walso reported as captured and 18 was listed as missing in action, but they are listed here only withthe wounded. This would place th

on loss in the battle at 273. Obviously, this is a severe loss for a small

battle, but it is somewhat below the 301 listed by the National Park Service. And the total killed of 1far fewer than the 236 or m

es) by some sources. Part of the confusion seems to originate from the

fact that 17 of the wounded were also taken prisonThey appear to often be listed among both totals, which leads to inaccuracies. Other errors result fthe fact that a number of men initially listed as "Missing in Action" eventually returned to their regiments. All eight of the missing in action fromthe 18th Iowa In

ed back up. The intial Confederate reports of the battle,

while they far overstated Union dead at 400 t(impossible figures since these totals would represent more men lost than reported by all of the Union units present at the battle during the entire war), were more accurate in their statements that roughly 100 Union soldiers had been wounded and around 120 captured. This initial estimate included some prisoners who were released on the day of the battle



Poison Springs

Camden, Arkansas

Confederate Task Force :

Brigadier General Samuel Bell Maxey

rkansas Brigade –

Brig. Gen. William Lewis Cabell

’s Regiment

ent

giment

ttalion

ent of Arkansas

r

tery Captain William M. Hughey

TexasGene ano

Colonel Charles De-Morse

Battle of

18th April 1864

Opposing Forces

A

1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment Colonel. James Cade Monroe 2nd Arkansas Cavalry MorganColonel Thomas J. Morgan 4th Arkansas Cavalry RegimColonel Anderson Gordon 7th Arkansas Cavalry ReColonel John Fry Hill

McMurtrey's Arkansas Cavalry Ba Major Elisha Lawley McMurtrey

Trader’s Regim State Troops Colonel William H. Trader Gunter’s Arkansas Cavalry Battalion Lt. Colonel Thomas Montague Gunte

Hughey's 8th Arkansas Field Bat

Brigade – ral Richard Montgomery G

29th Texas Cavalry Regiment Major Joseph Alexander Carroll

Battle

ent

mpany

Captain William B. Krumbhaar

2nd Indian Brigade--

Colonel Ta y Walker

Colonel Simpson N. Folsom

rawford's Brigade

Col. William A. Crawford

ment

egiment

iment

ment Major James Thomas Poe

maduke's Cavalry Division

Brigadier John . Marmaduke

Col Colton Greene Brigade

ampbell ent

y ( Detachment )---

attery Captain S.S. Harris

nd

1st Choctaw Regiment--- Lt. Colonel James Riley

2nd Choctaw Regiment---

C

2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regi

Captain Obediah B. Tebbs Crawford's Arkansas Cavalry R

Colonel William A. Crawford Wright's Arkansas Cavalry Reg

Colonel John Crowell Wright Poe's Arkansas Cavalry Regi

Mar

S

3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment

Lt. Colonel Leonidas Adolphus C 4th Missouri Cavalry Regim

Lt. Colonel W. J. Preston 8th Missouri Cavalr

Captain J. H. Cobb Harris' 4th Missouri B

30th Texas Cavalry Regiment Lt. Colonel Nicholas William

31st Texas Cavalry Regim Major Michael Looscan

Welch’s Texas Cavalry Co Lt. Franklin Marius Gano

Krumbhaar's Texas Battery

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Poison Springs

Camden, Arkansas

Battle of

18th April 1864

Opposing Forces

Union Task Force :

Commander Colonel James M. Williams

Infantry Regiment

ent

. Mitchell

Phillip

Detachment : Lt. R.

Walker

t

mith’s Detachment : Lt. W.C. Smith

ection : 2 Battery

lery W. W. Haines

Poison Springs

Camden, Arkansas

1st Kansas ColoredMajor R. G. Ward 18th Iowa Infantry RegimCaptain W. M. Duncan

2nd Kansas Cavalry Regiment Mitchell’s Detachment: Lt. B.B

2nd Kansas Cavalry Regiment Ross’s Detachment: Lt. E. Ross

6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment Phillips Detachment : Lt. R.L.

6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment Henderson’s Henderson 6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment Walker’s Detachment : Lt. A. J.14th Kansas Cavalry RegimenUtt’s Detachment : Lt. J. Utt 14th Kansas Cavalry Regiment S

ndS

Indian Light Artil Lt.

Battle of

18th April 1864

Gen. Steele’s Route – 1864

Battlefield Map of Poison Springs



Maj. General

Samuel Bell Maxey

as an

il later represented Texas in the U.S.

enate.

Early Life

tion y Clerk for Clinton County.

o the

in

his

co and

mand of a po

o

e

,

sumed a joint law practice here as well.

Civil War

t

e him.

September to raise a r

see.

et to building bridges near hattanooga.

Samuel Bell Maxey (March 30, 1825 – August 16,1895) w

American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, United States. He was a Major General for the Confederacy in the CivWar andS

Samuel was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, to Rice and Lucy (Bell) Maxey. His father was a lawyer, and in 1834 he moved the family to Albany, Kentucky to take a posias the Count

In 1842 young Maxey got an appointment t

U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Although he consistently ranked near the

bottom of his class, Maxey did graduate 1846 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. He was assigned to the Seventh Infantry Regiment which was engaged in the Mexican- American War, and joined them in Monterrey, Mexico. Maxey was cited for actions in the battles of Cerro Gordo and Contreras in the summer of 1847. He also participated in the battlers of ChurubusMolino del Rey. He received a brevet promotion and was placed in com

lice company in Mexico City. In June 1848 Maxey was transferred t

Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, and the following year he resigned from the army. Hreturned to Albany, read law with his father Rice Maxey and they began a joint practice when Samuel was admitted to the Bar in 1851. He married Marilda Cass Denton on June 191853. Then in October 1857 father and sonmoved their families to a small farm they purchased just south of Paris, Texas. They re

Samuel was elected the district attorney forLamar County in 1858 and was a delegate to the state’s Secession Convention in 1861. Thasame year he was elected to the state Senate, but never served, preferring military duty. His father, Rice Maxey, was elected to replacSamuel had been given authority by the Confederate government in

egiment as its Colonel. In December, Colonel Maxey led his 1,120

man Ninth Texas Regiment from Bonham to join General Johnston at Memphis, TennesHowever he was soon separated from his regiment and sC

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g action at the Siege of

Por

tory.

d earned him a promotion to M

bruary 21,

d, he was allo

y. r of war, he

remained at home on parole.

In March 1862 Maxey was promoted to Brigadier General. The regiment was badly mauled at the Battle of Shiloh, but he was not present. In fact he saw very little action durinthis period. He did see

t Hudson in 1863. In December 1863, General Maxey was

assigned as commander of the Indian TerriHis early success in conducting raids and capturing supplies prevented a Union Army invasion of Texas an

ajor General. In 1865 he was ordered to Houston,

Texas, to take command of a Division. He turned over command of the Indian Territory to the Indian General Stand Watie on Fe

1865 and proceeded to Houston. Maxey’s new command was plagued by

desertions and his inability to get supplies and equipment. Frustrated and discourage

wed to resign on May 22, 1865. He returned home to Paris, and formally

surrendered in July to General E.R.S. CanbAlthough nominally a prisone

Later political career

an

finally successful when President Johnson

sonal

nt. He resumed the ractice of law in Paris.

As a senior officer of the Confederacy,

Maxey was not eligible to hold political office or even practice law. In October 1865 he beghis appeal for a presidential pardon. He was

pardoned him on July 20, 1867 after a perappeal from Maxey’s former West Point classmate Ulysses S. Grap

s, but

s

ment as a lawyer with cases before the court.

il

more ynamic John H. Reagan to replace him.

In 1872 he ran for the U.S. Congreslost in the Democratic Party Primary to William P. McLean. In 1873, Governor Davioffered Maxey an appointment to the TexasDistrict Court, but he declined due to prior involve

In January 1875, the Texas Legislature

elected him to the United States Senate where he served two terms, from March 4, 1875 untMarch 4, 1887. He improved postal and rail service in Texas and argued against increased tariffs. He took little interest in larger national or party affairs. The legislature named thed

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Maxey returned to the practice of law in Parthis time with his wife’s nephew Benjamin Denton and Henry William Lightfoot. The latter of the two later married Maxey’s adopted daughter Dora Maxey. When his nephew, SamBell Maxey Lon

is,

g, joined the firm in 1892 he

nally retired.

gone for treatment of an intestinal problem.

fi

He died in 1895 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he had

Buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris.

Samuel and Marilda are

The Sam Bell Maxey House

treet in Paris, Texas and is open to visitors.

The townhouse that he built there in 1867

is now a State Historical Site on South ChurchS

Samuel, Marilda & Dora Maxey

Maxey Monument

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Brigadier Gen Lewis Cabelleral William(1827-1911)

Arkansas Brigade Commander

il War s.

,

master on the staff of General Pers

ring e

stablishment of the commissary, quartermaster, and

partments for the Confederate Mil

Johnston

untiby

er of the

te

ade in seve

gade,

Battle of

tem mand.

in

pring

d then

nd

at city and served three terms at various. During

William Lewis Cabell (1st January 1827 – 21st February 1911) was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civ

and later served as Mayor of Dallas, TexaWilliam L. Cabell was born in Danville

Virginia. Six of Cabell's brothers also held prominent positions in the Confederate Army. One other brother died just prior to the Civil War from anarrow wound received in Florida. Cabell graduatedfrom the United States Military Academy in 1850and joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant with the 7th Infantry. In June of 1855, hewas promoted to First Lieutenant and appointed asRegimental Quarter

ifer F. Smith. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Cabell

returned to Little Rock, Arkansas, and offered his services to Governor Henry Massey Rector. DuApril of 1861, he received a telegram from thConfederate States Government and went to Richmond, Virginia and assisted in the e

Ordnance De

itary. He was sent to Manassas, Virginia to take the

position of Quartermaster for the Confederate Army of the Potomac under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard. He served on Beauregard's staff andthen on the staff of General Joseph E.

l reassigned in January of 1862. After leaving Virginia, Cabell was assigned

General Albert Sidney Johnston to serve under General Earl Van Dorn who was CommandTrans-Mississippi Department. Cabell was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in Command of all Confederate Troops on the WhiRiver with his headquarters at Jacksonport, Arkansas. Soon after the Battle of Pea Ridge Confederate Forces were withdrawn from Arkansasand moved across the Mississippi River. Upon hisarrival at Corinth, Mississippi, Cabell was given Command of a Texas Brigade with an Arkansas Regiment attached. Cabell led this brig

ral engagements around Corinth. Cabell was transferred to an Arkansas Bri

which he led in the Battle of Iuka, Battle of Saltillo, and the Battle of Corinth. He was wounded leading a charge against the Union entrenchments at Corinth and again at the the Hatchie River Bridge, which left him

porarily disabled and unfit for field comIn February of 1863, he was placed in

Command of Northwestern Arkansas and successfully recruited and outfitted one of the largest Cavalry Brigades west of the Mississippi. Cabell led this Brigade in over 20 Engagements the Trans-Mississippi Department including prominent roles at the Battle of Poison Sand the Battle of Marks' Mill where he Commanded two brigades under General JamesFleming Fagan. Cabell was captured by Union forces in Missouri during Price's Raid on 25th October 1864, and was held as a prisoner of war at the Johnson's Island Prison Camp on Lake Erie an

at Fort Warren in Boston, Massachusetts. After the war, Cabell returned to Fort Smith,

Arkansas, where he worked as a civil engineer astudied law at night. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1868 and practiced law for a few years. In 1872, Cabell and his family moved to Dallas, Texas. In 1874, he was elected mayor of th



His, tenure, he expanded rail access to the city, established sewer and electrical services, startedprogram of paving streets, a

a nd presided over a

peri

ved in

d his military serv

e

Dep

kansas and served as a nurse during the Civ

ays

later after a heavily attended military parade.

od of massive growth. After leaving office, Cabell became Vice

President of the Texas Trunk Railroad Company. In 1885, he was appointed U.S. Marshal and serthat capacity until 1889. During the Spanish-American War, at age 71, he offere

ices to the U.S. Government. Cabell also remained active in Confederate

Veterans Affairs. He oversaw several large Veterans Reunions, assisted in establishing pensions, Veterans Homes, and Confederate Cemeteries in Texas. Hserved as Commander of the Trans-Mississippi

artment of the United Confederate Veterans. Cabell's wife was the daughter of Major Elias

Rector of Aril War. William Lewis Cabell died in Dallas, Texas on

21st February 1911 and was buried there five d

After and

(1874 to 1876, 1877 t 879, 1883 to 1885).

the war he studied lawserved three terms as

Mayor of Dallas, Texas o 1

Brig. General William Lewis Cabell

Danville, ia, USA

Bur las,

GPS Latitude e: -96.79774Memorial ID 9781

Birth 1 Jan 1827 Danville City, Virgin

Death 22 Feb 1911 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

ial Greenwood Cemetery DalDallas County, Texas, USA

Plot Block 18, Lot 25, Space 1 : 32.80129, Longitud



1 Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

Colonel James Cade Monroe

st

THE R L OF THE RAWHIDES

he

he

es

clad, he would wear no bet er clothing than they did.

M Sou A

Specific exico Memorial ID 86128083

AGGED COLONE

"Among the many picturesque figures of t

Southern Confederacy, none stands out more conspicuously than James Cade Monroe, "TheRagged Colonel of the Rawhides”, as he was known in the Western Division of the Confederate Army. The Rawhide Regiment was composed of tVolunteers of Arkansas in the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate Forces, and JamMonroe was known as the "Ragged Colonel" because he refused to fare better than his men; if they went hungry, he did not eat; if they were poorly

t

Col. James Cade Monroe

Birth 1837 arion, Marion County,

th Carolina, US Death 1865

San Luis Potosi, Mexico Burial Non-Cemetery Burial,

ally: Buried in the Hills of M

Colonel Thomas J. Morgan

nd2 Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:

Phi variety of unofficial

namas

y its official title of 5th Ark

ber

own on occ

r

on, Thomas J. Morgan, and

al ment,

and ught in the following engagements:

The Regiment lost 18 perce of the 130 engaged.

s captured at Mine Creek on 25 ctober 1864.

The 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was

organized during the early spring of 1862 using fer's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The Regiment went by aes during its existence. When Colonel Robert Crittenden Newton w

in command, it went bansas Cavalry. Colonel Newton was succeeded in Decem

1863 by Col. Thomas J. Morgan, formerly Captain of Company C. Under Colonel Morgan's Command, the Regiment went by the designation 8th Arkansas Cavalry; but it was also kn

asion as the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. The Compiled Service Records are filed unde

the designation 8th Arkansas Cavalry. The Commanders of the 5th/2nd/8th Cavalry include Colonels Robert C. Newt

W. A. Bevens. The Unit designation changed to the 2nd

(Morgan's) Cavalry Regiment effective 24th December 1863. As the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry under Colonel Morgan, the unit served in GenerCabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Depart

fo

18th April 1864 Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas,25th April 1864 Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas,

nt

After The Battle of Poison Springs, the Regiment participated in Price's Missouri Ex-pedition and wa th

O


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marks%27_Mills



Colonel Anderson Gordon


th

The 4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army Cavalry Regimenfrom the Sta

t te of Arkansas during the American

Civius times

ing the

iment, nt and the 11th

Ark

' Mills,

unit participated in the following engagements:

Camden Expedition March-May 1864

Poi

Marks' Mill, AR 25 April 1864 (4 k, 15 w)

l War. The Regiment was designated at vario

as Carroll's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, Thompson's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, and Gordon's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry. Dursame time it was also known as 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Reg9th Arkansas Cavalry Regime

ansas Cavalry Regiment. The 4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment served

in General Cabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and took an active part in the Camden Expedition and during the Battle of Markstwenty-one percent of the 117 engaged were disabled. Later it participated in Price's Missouri Expedition and reported 106 casualties. The

Elkin’s Ferry, AR 3 Apr 1864

Near Prairie D’Ane, AR 8 Apr 1864 Prairie D’Ane, AR 9-12 April 1864

son Springs, AR 18 April 1864Camden, AR 20 Apr 1864


Colonel John Fry Hill

th

dent

nt

10th Arkansas Militia Regiment joined this unit

e ent and the 7th

Ark

artment, and fought the following engagements:

5th April 1864 Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas,

The 7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was formed on 25th July 1863, by adding indepencompanies to J. F. Hill's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion. The 7th Arkansas Cavalry Regimewas Commanded by Colonel John Fry Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Basham, and Majors J. L. Adams and J. C. Ward. Many former members of the

. Colonel John Fry Hill Commanded both th

16th Arkansas Infantry Regimansas Cavalry Regiment. The Regiment served in General Cabell's

Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Depin 18th April 1864 Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas,2




Major Elisha Lawley McMurtrey

McMurtrey's Arkansas Cavalry

Battalion

.

y came

in

e ng

ents

l,

litia s

olonel of the same under Gov. Garland.

Col. Elisha Lawley “ E. L. ” McMurtrey

Shelby, S a, USA

Cleve USA

Rison, C s, USA Memorial ID 48691254

Col. Elisha L. McMurtrey, farmer, Rison, ArkIn 1861 he joined Company E, of the State Troops, and took part in the Oak Hill fight, after which the Regiment was disbanded, and Col. McMurtrehome. He then assisted in organizing the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, being made Captaof Company A, which he Commanded until the early part of 1863, when he was promoted to the rank of Major. About eight months later he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, which position he held until the close of the war. The first two years hoperated in Tennessee and Mississippi, and durithat time participated in the Battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Bighton's Lane, Denmark, Holly Springs, Iuka Springs, Guntown and many other engagemof note. West of the river he participated in the battles of Camden, Jenkins' Ferry, Mark's MilPrinceton, etc. He was in twenty-two regular engagements during the war, and surrendered at Pine Bluff in June, 1865. He was Captain of the miunder Gov. Hadley's administration, and waC

Birth 23rd May 1822 helby County, AlabamDeath 13th Dec 1896

land County, Arkansas, Burial Mead Cemetery

leveland County, Arkansa

Colonel William H. Trader

1 Battalion, Arkansas State Troops

Trader’s Regiment of

st

These new units of Arkansas State Troops were placed under the overall Command of Col. WilliamH. Trader who was detailed to Governor Flanagin by General E. Kirby Smith. Col. Trader remained inCommand o

f the State Troops until he resigned in

Jun

rt d

t.

nt and

s rred to

onfederate service.

Red R nsas

Battle of P sas,

Battle of kansas, April 25, 1864.

e 1864. The 1st Battalion, Arkansas State Troops

performed routine patrol duties in the general areabetween Washington and Arkadelphia during the winter of 1863-64.The Battalion was Commandedby Colonel W. H. Trader during this period and participated in the Battle of Poison Springs as a paof Cabell's Cavalry Brigade. Both the troops anColonel Trader were cited for gallant conduct during the battle. A few days later the troops of the Battalion under Lt. Colonel Thomas Gunter and LColonel A. T. Pettus participated in the Battle of Marks' Mill, April 25, 1864, as a part of Brigadier General William L. Cabell’s Division. LieutenaColonel Pettus was killed during the battleCaptain P. K. Williamson of Company A Commanded the battalion until the unit waincreased to a regiment and transfeC

iver Campaign, ArkaMarch–May, 1864.

oison Springs, ArkanApril 18, 1864. Marks' Mills, Ar



Thomas Montague Gunter Lieutenant Colonel

Gunter’s Arkansas Cavalry Battalion

ve

d teville, Washington

Coufederate

. He

ary1904. He was terred in Evergreen Cemetery.

Hughey's 8 Arkansas Field Battery

Thomas Montague Gunter (18th September

1826 – 12th January1904) was a U.S. Representatifrom Arkansas. Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1853 ancommenced practice in Fayet

nty, Arkansas, in 1853. During the Civil War served in the Con

States Army as Colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers. He served as prosecuting attorney for the fourth judicial circuit 1866-1868. He successfully contested as a Democrat the election of William W. Wilshire to the Forty-third Congress. He was reelected to the Forty-fourthand to the three succeeding Congresses and served from June 16, 1874, to March 3, 1883. He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims(Forty-fourth through Forty-sixth Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882resumed the practice of law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and died there 12th Januin

Captain William M. Hughey

th

f Poison Spring, and the Battle of Marks' Mil

t, at Colonel Greene

thou

f e Battle of Pilot

Knob, on September 27, 1864.

Hughey's Battery, attached to Colonel William A. Crawford's Brigade, of Major GeneralJames Fleming Fagan's Division was engaged in the Camden Expedition in the spring of 1864, including the actions at Battle of Prairie D'Ane, Battle o

ls. According to Colton Greene's reports for May

and June 1864, Hughey's Battery was attached toMarmaduke’s Brigade, Colonel Colton Greene Commanding. This time period would include the Battle at Ditch Bayou, a.k.a. Battle of Lake Chicoon June 6, 1864. It seems th

ght highly of this unit. The battery took part in Price's Raid in

Missouri during the fall of 1864, assigned to Brigadier General William L. Cabell's brigade ofMajor General Fagan's Division. The Battery is mentioned in Union Army Reports of the Battle oFort Davidson, also known as th



Texas Brigade

CONFEDER VICTORS

CAMDEN, ARKANSA

ATEAT

THE BATTLE OF POISON SPRINGS

In Remembrance of THE EK

INDIAN TERRITORY

BATTLE OF ELK CRE

Brigade Commander

General Richard Montgomery Gano

Munn’s Mill, Gen. Gano Badly Wounded

no,

is

y furlough to

recup

next

ed fifty five men in is newly acquired Brigade.

14th April 1864 Thursday Skirmish’s at

A Brigade of Confederate Forces, under the Command of General Richard Montgomery Gaoverwhelmed an isolated Regiment of Federal Troops near Munn’s Mill, on the Camden Road, onthe 14th April 1864. General Gano, himself was in the midst of the fight and was badly wounded. Thwould keep General Gano out of the proceedingfight to come on the 18th April 1864 at PoisonSprings, he took a twenty da

erate from his wound. With General Gano out of action, the

Command of the Texas Brigade passed to theSenior Officer Col. Charles DeMorse, who became acting Brigadier General. DeMorse reported that he had six hundrh



Colonel Charles DeMorse

B t

The Battle of Poison Springs

ivision

4

st of the Confederate Force n the road to Camden.

as

s loriously fighting, as

exans know how to fight”.

Report of General Sam Bell Maxey

ecame Brigade Commander a

Brig. Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey's Dincluded Gano's Brigade, commanded by Colonel Charles DeMorse, with 655 men and pieces of artillery, and Walker's Brigade that consisted of 680 Choctaw men. Maxey, encamped at a different location than Marmaduke, and agreed to rendezvous with the reo

“ The Brigade Commanders of Maxey’s Division, Col. Charles DeMorse of the, 29th TexCavalry Regiment, and Col. Tandy Walker, 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Regiment for their skill, gallantry, and daring in conducting their commands into the fight successfully, through such difficulties, and those who assisted, deserve great credit. Of the Choctaw Brigade, I have already spoken. The TexaBrigade did its whole duty, gT

Major Joseph Alexander Carroll

Commanding the 29th Texas Cavalry Regiment

o

r Of

xas Poison Spring,

e ing

e year tenure due to ill heal

as

nne are ll buried in Section C of that Cemetery.

During the Camden Campaign of April

1864, General Gano took a twenty day furlough trecuperate from a wound he received at Munn’s Mill, and left Colonel DeMorse, the next Senio

ficer present, in Command of the Brigade. Major Carroll took Command of the 29th Te

Cavalry during the Battle of Arkansas 18th April 1864. After the War, In February 1876 Joe was electedjudge of the 16th District which included Denton, Tarrant, Parker, Jack, Wise Montague, Clay and Cooke Counties and served until January 1881. Hdeclined re-election and embarked in the bankbusiness in Denton, organizing the Exchange National Bank. He served as president of this bank until his death. His last public service was to serveas Mayor of Denton, an office from which he was forced to resign after a on

th in August 1891. Judge Carroll died 12th October 1891 and w

buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Denton, Texas. Joe, Celia, Martha, and the infant Aa



Nicholas William Battle Lieutenant Colonel

Commanding the 30th Texas Cavalry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:

,

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men of his Company, in which enlistments had expired, enlisted and transferred to the 29th Texas Cavalry, to form Company E, under Commander Col. Char

onel. Lt. Franklin Marius Gano, The Brother ( and

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tle at Poison Spring, Arkansas. Capt. William Krumbhaar received a pro-

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March 1865, after Gen. Edmund Kirby SmithCommander of the Department of the Trans-Mississippi, relieved him of duty. In the last monthsof the war, Stafford's (Krumbhaar's) Battery joined Howell's Battery and Dashiell's Battery to forSeventh Mounted Artillery Battalion, which disbanded

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ckasaw Mounted Rifles. Walker became a Colonel and took Command

of the Regiment in January 1863moted to Brigadier General. In early 1864 Walker’s Regiment was

reorganized as the Second Indian Cavalry Brigade consisting of his Choctaw and Chickasaw Troops and a reserve unit of Caddo Indians. Walwas a capable and highly respected officer. HTroops played vital roles in the Confederate Victories at; Newtonia, Missouri, in September 1862 a1

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hen Loering. In 1864 all of the Indian Units in Indian

Territory were consolidated into a single DivisioCommanded by Cooper. Within the Division Walker's First Regiment Mounted Rifles reorganizeinto the Second Indian Cavalry Brigade. On 18th April 1864 the Brigade contributed to a Confederate Victory at Poison Spring, Arkansas, eliciting praise from Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey, in overall Commof Indian Territory. Poison Spring was the last major engagement of the Choctaw-Chickasaw Mounted Rifles. As Confederate hopes for victorfaded through the remainder of 1864 and on into 1865, its Indian allies contemplated cap

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Commander of Crawford’s Brigade

The Crawford's 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1863–1865) was a Confederate Army Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. The unit was originally organized as a Battalion, buafter a short while, two additional companies weadded bringing the unit to Regimental strength. Officially designated by the State Military Board as the 10th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, it was almost never referred to as such during the Civil Wwas generally referred to in contemporary documents as Crawford’s 1st Arkansas CavalThe Compiled Service Records of the men ararchived under 1st (Crawfor

alry, Rolls 1 and 2. Crawford’s Cavalry was assigned to Fagan’s

Cavalry Division of the Trans-Mississippi Army, Brigaded with Wright’s cavalry Regiment and Poe’sand McMurtrey’s Cavalry Battalions. It wasin the Battles associated with the Camden Expedition in the Spring of 1864, and was heavilengaged in the many Battles of Price’s MissouCampaign in the Fall of 1864. The following notation appeared on the Field and Staff muster roll for the period ended February 29, 1

Off, Drew County, Arkansas. “This Regiment was organized at Camden,

Arks, on the 30th day of Dec. 1863, in the vicinity of which place Reg. Hd. Qrs. remained until the 13th of Jan., when the Regiment marched to the Arkansas River, a distance of 120 miles (190 km) from Camden, under orders from Gen’l Fagan & broughfrom Ark. River droves of beeves and fat hogs to Monticello, at which place the Regiment arrived about the 25th of Jan. 1864. The beeves & hogs were drove to Camden for the Army by details fromthis Reg. The Regiment removed the latter part ofJan. to Warren, Arks, 18 miles (29 km) west of Monticello, remained there 6 days, whence bacMonticello, thence on the 16th Feb. moved in direction of Gains Landing on Miss. River. The Reg. on account of the wretched condition of the Cut Off

ad

Direction. Col. Crawford however with 100 oReg. proceeded to the Miss. River near Luna Landing & there partially succeeded in driving out part of the Federal Marines on the 22d Feb., drove them back precipitately & killed one man & horse dead on the field & wounded 8 or 10 other Federabadly, without any injury on his part whatever & rejoined the Reg. near Monticello on the 24th Fewhere the Reg. arrived 3 days before. The Reg. remained there until the 27th Feb. when it removed here some 15 miles nearly east of Monticthe Reg. & its Hd. Qrs. are now roughlbivouacked but fariw T Colonel William A. Crawford. Lieutenant Colonel Dawson L Major John Wesley Walker.

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The 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

(Slemons') (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil WaThis regiment was also referred to in the officialrecords as the 4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. Another regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas J. Morgan, was also designated as the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. Following Price's Raid in 1864the survivors of the regiment were reorganized as the 18th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, which wareferred to as

alion. Company F – Captain O.B. Tebbs. This

Company had serve nd

alry Battali

While Colonel Slemons himself was sti

the Mississippi River, members of the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment who had reformed west of the river fought in Cabell's, Gano's, and Dockery's Brigades in the Camden Expeditiincluding the Battles of Mount Elba, Poison

Report of Col William A. Crawford, Ark

Cavalry, Commanding Brigade, of Engagementat Poison Spring Headquarters Brigade, In the Field-I have the honor to submit the following repoof the part enacted by the troops of my Brigade in the Engagement with the enemy at Poison Sprinon the 18th April 1864. A portion of my Brigade consisting of Crawford’s and Wright’s Regiments. and Poe’s Battalion, were dismounted and placed othe right of Gen. Cabell’s Brigade as a support forHughey’s Battery. The 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, Capt. Tebbs Commanding, were placed (mounted) on the extreme right to protect the flank. Skirmishwere placed in my front, who kept up a brisk and successful fire. I remained so placed until I was or

Division. My Command moved rapidly and steadily forward, firing volley upon volley at the fleeiThe 2nd Arkansas Cavalry charged them on horseback, and men and officers acted well, capturing two pieces of the enemy’s artillery. CapSnell, of this Regiment, deserves especial noticand Capt Tebbs acted like a hero until he wounded and carried from the field. My dismounted men pursued rapidly the enemy for 21miles, shouting and huzzaing, and bringing backwith them four pieces of artillery that had been captured from time enemy. All, every officer and

ier, fought like men, and deserve much credThe casualties in the Brigade were 1 man

killed and 7 wounded. I am much indebted to Capt’s Warren, McFarland, McCabe, and Lt Webof my staff, for their valuable services. Theydischarged

Tebbs, Obediah B. Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, 20th 1861; furloughed to Arkansas; absent withleave, February 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkan24th March 1862; elected Captain, 24th March 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas CavalryRegiment, 15th May 1862; resigned, 18th Augu1862; Born in Prince William, Virginia, 22nd January 1825; Died in Arkansas, 11th August1870; in Arkansas, Buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Ashley County, Arkansas; Married Susannah C. Andersonlisted in Ashley County 1860 census; occupation

Tebbs, William H. Captain—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, 20th May 1861; elected captain, 20th May 1861elected Lieutenant-Colonel, 11th March 1862; resigned, 11th January 1863; born in Virginia, c1823; listed in Ashley County 1860 census withwife Martha C.; occupation farmer; brot



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Colonel John Crowell Wright

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John Crowell Wright was born 14th March 18in Georgia, and moved with his family to UnioCounty, Arkansas, in 1843. He married Mary

bama Newton on 29th March 1859. At the start of the Civil War, Wright joined t

Confederate Army and was elected Captain of Company C, 15th Infantry Regiment, and then Lieutenant Colonel. Captured at Fort DonelsonTennessee, Wright escaped and rejoined the Confederate Army, serving in Arkansas with the Regiment of his brother-in-law, Asa Morgan, anthen as Colo th

By mid-January, 1864, three additional

Companies had been attached to Wright's Battalion, and, on 15th February 1864, the Battalion was officially enrolled in Confederate service as the 12th (Wright's) Regiment Arkansas Cavalry. Regiment was assigned to Colonel William A. Crawford's Brigade of Brigadier-General James FFagan's Cavalry Division in Major-General Price'Cavalry Corps of the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department. The other units assigned to the brigade were the 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Crawford's), Poe's ArkansaCavalry Battalion a

alry Battalion. Wright's Cavalry Regiment was engaged in

the Battles associated with the Camden Expeditionin the spring of 1864, particularly in the actions at Poison Spring and Marks' Mills. The regiment took part io

title "Memoirs of Colonel John C.

right C.S.A.

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Poe's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

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The 11th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) waa Confederate Army Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Following the units during the Battle of Island No. 10, it was consolidated with Griffiths 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and Mounted. Following tsurrender of Port Hudson, some unit members returned to Arkansas and became part of Poe's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion an

ansas Cavalry Regiment. The 11th and 12th Arkansas Infantry

Regiments were exchanged 16th September 1862, aVicksburg, Mississippi. Because their original onyear enlistment was expiring, the regiment was required to be reorganized for two additional yearsThis reorganization

w Col. John L. Logan. Lieut. Col. M. D. Vance. Maj. James Thomas Poe. Adjt. Edward A. Warren. Quartermaster E. Wh Commissary Clerk. Surgeon James Whitfield. Company A – Capt. Jasper Shepherd. Company B – Capt. Claiborne Watkin Company C – Capt. James D. Burke. Company D – Capt. A. A. Crawford. Company E – Capt. William Russ Company F – Capt. L. H. Kemp. Company G – Capt. Frank Scott. Company H – Captain Matthews. Company I – Capt. W. F. Morton.

The reorganized regiment was orderedMississippi. In March 1863, the 11th and (Griffith's) 17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment were Consolidated and Mounted. Colonel John L.was placed in command. The Consolidated Regiment was dispatched to Clinton, Mississippi, thead off the raid of the Federal General Grierson, but failed to meet him. At this time Colonel Loserved as the Commander of a Brigade which included 11th/17th so Col Griffin, originally of the 17th Arkansas, was often in Field Command of the Consolidated Regiment. The unit operated outside the fortifications of Port Hudson during the siege in March 1863. This detachment operated against the army under General Banks in Louisiana, and took a number of prisoners, among them Gen. Neal DSome members of the 11/17th Consolidated Arkansas Mounted Infantry were captured at the Siege of Port Hudson on 9th July 1863. These men were later released and exchanged in Arkansas anmany would later jo

Poe’s Arkansas Cavalry Battalion was a

Confederate Cavalry unit that served in the TraMississippi Department, entirely in Arkansas, during the American Civil War. It participated inmilitary engagements at Mount Elba, Easling’s Farm, Poison Spring, Marks’ Mills, and HCreek, as well as undertaking scouting and picketing duties in southern Arkansas. During Price’s Missouri Raid in 1864, it was one of thCavalry units left behind to keep

eral troops in Arkansas. During the April 1864 Camden Expedition

the battalion, as part of Major General Sterling Price’s Cavalry, operated against Brigadier GeneFrederick Steele’s forces in southern Arkansas. Poe’s Battalion, as part of Crawford’s Brigade, engaged and assisted in the destruction of a Union supply train at Poison Springs on 18th April 1864. Seven days later, they engaged a large Fedeat Marks’ Mills, assisting in the complete destruction and capture of the entire force. When Steele’s army retreated back to Little Rock aftEngagement at Jenkins’ Ferry, the battalion continued to scout and picket areas of south-A



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March 1833 – died 28th December 1887, served as the 25th Governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887. Prior to this he was a senior officethe Confederate States Army who Commanded Cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. In 1863, Marmaduke killed Confederate Brigadier-General Lucius M. Waa famous duel. Major-General Sterling Price ordered Marmaduke's arrest, but suspended the order because of the impending Federal advance oLittle Rock, Arkansas. Marmaduke never faceco

Marmaduke, Commanded a Cavalry Division in the Trans-Mississippi Department, servinRed River Campaign. During this perioMarmaduke once again was involved in controversy. Commanding a mixed force of Confederate Troops, including Native-American soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Choctaw Regiments, Marmaduke defeated a Federal foraging detachmentat the Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas on 18th

April 1864. Marmaduke's men were accused of murdering African-American soldiers of the 1stKansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (later designated the 79th U.S. Colored Infantry). Marmaduke and other white officers claimed that the accusations of illegal killings were overblown, and blamed any murders that may have happenthe Choctaw Troops who, in the words of one Confederate, did "kill and scalp some" of the black troops. He was hailed in the Confederate press what was publicized as aV

n Sappington MarmaduBorn: 14th, March 1833

Saline County, Missouri. th December 18 (aged 54)

Jefferson City, Missouri. Cause of Death: Pneumonia.

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oyt & Company. In 1863, Col. Greene led Marmaduke's Cava

Brigade (including the 3rd Missouri) during the Union Victory at the Battle of Helena in PhCounty, Arkansas, on 4th July. Green then participated during the Battles of the 1864 RRiver Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. He fought in the Camden Expedition and the Battle of Poison Spring around Lee Plantatioabout 10 miles from Camden, Arkansas, on 18th April 1864. His command was in reserve in the action and entered a hole in the Confederate line thawas caused by Union artillery fire. Greene pthat hole and sealed the victory, routing the remaining Union defensive line. This fight is notfor accusations of the murdering of wounded Federal United States Colored Troops as they surrendered, lretreated. Greene died in Memphis 23rd September 1w

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ing Price's Expedition. In the spring of 1865 it disbanded. The field

officers were Colonel Colton Green, Lieutenant Colonels L.A. Campbe

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Lt. Colonel William J. Preston

4th Missouri Cavalry Regiment

This Regiment was organized in December 1861 and included men from Preston's Missouri Cavalry Regiment. Some of the men were froLouis and Barton County and many ha

ice in the Missouri State Guard. It served in Brigadier General Joseph O.

Shelby's, Colton Green's, and J.B. Clark's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. The Regiment foughtin Brigadier General Marmaduke's Expedition intoArkansas and Missouri,

flicts in Arkansas. It lost 11 men under Gen. Marmaduke’s

Command, 6 at Poison Spring, 13 at Jenk and 63 during Price's Expedition. It was included in the, disband on 2nd

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