List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units - Arkansas Soldiers in Confederate Units of Other States

Arkansas Soldiers in Confederate Units of Other States

In addition to serving in Confederate units organized in Arkansas, many Arkansas soldiers would serve in Confederate units organized by other states. Because Missouri Confederate troops were effectively driven out of the geographic area of Missouri after the Pea Ridge Campaign, except during raids by Generals Marmaduke, Shelby and Price, many of the Missouri units recruited heavily in Arkansas. This practice led some Missouri units to be mislabeled as Arkansas Units, and some Arkansas units being mislabeled as Missouri units. Troops living near the borders with other states often enlisted in the nearest unit, even if across the state line, resulting in Arkansas soldiers enlisting in units from Missouri, Louisiana and Tennessee. Some Arkansas soldiers were also detailed to help bring Texas units up to strength. The following is a list of units from other Confederate States that contained large numbers of Arkansas soldiers:

Regiment Organization Date Commanders Alternated designations
Coffee's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment Colonel John T. Coffee

Colonel Gideon W. Thompson

Colonel Moses W. Smith

6th Missouri Cavalry

11th Missouri Cavalry

Freeman’s Missouri Cavalry Regiment January 16, 1864 Colonel Thomas R. Freeman

Major Martin V. Shaver

Fristoe's Missouri Cavalry Regiment July, 1864 Colonel Edward T. Fristoe
Jackman's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment Spring 1864 Colonel Sidney D. Jackman Nichols' Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

Jackman's Missouri Cavalry

Kitchen's Missouri Cavalry Regiment April 9, 1863 Colonel Solomon George Kitchen 10th Missouri Cavalry

7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment

Kitchen's Battalion Missouri Cavalry

Nichols' Arkansas Cavalry Regiment Spring 1864 Colonel Charles H. Nichols Jackman's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
Sander's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment September 15, 1862 Edward I. Sanders Sanders Battalion Arkansas Cavalry

17th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry

Sanders' Battalion of Partisan Rangers

Schnabel's Missouri Battalion Cavalry Lieutenant Colonel John A. Schnabel
9th Texas Field Battery June 4, 1862 Captain James M. Daniel Lamar Artillery

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