1st Arkansas Infantry Battalion (Union)

1st Battalion, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry
Flag of the United States, 1861–1863
Active	1862
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Battalion
Engagements	American Civil War

The 1st Battalion Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (1862) was an infantry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Arkansas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, not all of its citizens supported secession.

Organization[]

The unit underwent organization at Helena, Arkansas on July 21, 1862 and was mustered out on December 31 of the same year.^[1]

Service[]

Attached to District of Eastern Arkansas and duty at Helena, Ark., till October. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., and duty at Benton Barracks, Mo., till December.

Mustered out of service[]

The battalion was mustered out on December 31, 1862.

See also[]

• List of Arkansas Civil War Union units
• List of United States Colored Troops Civil War Units
• Arkansas in the American Civil War

References[]

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".

Bibliography[]

• Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
• Bishop, Albert W. (1867). Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas, for the Period of the Late Rebellion, and to November 1, 1866., (Washington : Govt. print. off., 1867).

External links[]

• The Civil War Archive
• Encyclopedia of Arkansas History
• Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
• The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
• The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".