Camden Expedition Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Camden Expedition
of the American Civil War
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
Commander, Department of the Trans-Mississippi
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Camden Expedition
The Camden Expedition was a military campaign in southern and central Arkansas during the American Civil War. It involved Union forces stationed at Little Rock and Fort Smith under the command of Major General Frederick Steele...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Union order of battle
Camden Expedition Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...
is listed separately.
Military rank
- Gen = General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Confederate Army
Gen Edmund Kirby SmithEdmund Kirby Smith
Edmund Kirby Smith was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg.After the conflict ended Smith...
Commander, Department of the Trans-Mississippi
Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River. The area excluded the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War.The campaign classification...
District of Arkansas
MG Sterling PriceSterling Price
Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...
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- 14th Missouri Battalion
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Fagan's Cavalry Division BG James Fleming Fagan James Fleming Fagan James Fleming Fagan was a planter, public official, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
Cabell's Brigade BG William Lewis Cabell William Lewis Cabell -External links:* from the published 1880, hosted by the... |
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Dockery's Brigade
BG Thomas Pleasant Dockery Thomas Pleasant Dockery Thomas Pleasant Dockery was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Crawford's Brigade
Col William A. Crawford |
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Marmaduke's Cavalry Division BG John S. Marmaduke John S. Marmaduke John Sappington Marmaduke was a career military man and a West Point graduate. He is known for his service as a Confederate Major general during the American Civil War... |
Greene's Brigade Col Colton Greene Colton Greene Colton Greene was an American businessman and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, mostly leading cavalry units... |
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Shelby's Brigade
BG Joseph O. Shelby Joseph O. Shelby Joseph Orville Shelby was a noted Confederate cavalry general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life and education:... |
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Maxey's Cavalry Division [arrived April 7–12; departed April 27] BG Samuel B. Maxey Samuel B. Maxey Samuel Bell Maxey was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, United States. He was a Major General for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.-Early life:... |
Gano's Brigade Col Charles DeMorse |
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Choctaw Brigade
Col Tandy Walker |
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Walkers's Division [arrived April 20; attached to Price's command April 26] MG John George Walker John George Walker John George Walker was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life and military career:Walker was born in Jefferson City, Missouri... (w) |
Waul's Brigade BG Thomas N. Waul |
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Scurry's Brigade
BG William Read Scurry William Read Scurry William Read Scurry was a general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.-Biography:... (k at Jenkin's Ferry) |
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Randal's Brigade
Col Horace Randal (k at Jenkin's Ferry) |
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Arkansas Division [arrived April 20; attached to Price's command April 26] BG Thomas James Churchill Thomas James Churchill Thomas James Churchill was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War and the 13th Governor of the state of Arkansas.-Early life:... |
Tappan's Brigade BG James Camp Tappan James Camp Tappan James Camp Tappan was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.right|thumb|James C. Tappan... |
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Gause's Brigade
Col Lucien C. Gause Lucien C. Gause Lucien Coatsworth Gause was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Wilmington, North Carolina, Gause moved to Lauderdale County, Tennessee and studied under a private tutor... |
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Hawthorn's Brigade |
34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment The 34th Arkansas Infantry was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was originally designated by the state military board as the 2nd Regiment, Northwest Division, District of Arkansas.... 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment -External links:* * * *... 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment -External links:* * * * -See also:* 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 War... |
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Missouri Division [arrived April 20; attached to Price's command April 26] BG Mosby M. Parsons |
1st Brigade BG John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Simon P. Burns |
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See also
- List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Confederate Units by State
- Arkansas in the American Civil WarArkansas in the American Civil WarThe state of Arkansas was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders for the fledgling country. Arkansas had become the 25th state of the United States, on June 15, 1836, entering as a...
- Arkansas Militia in the Civil WarArkansas Militia in the Civil WarThe units of the Arkansas Militia in the Civil War included militia organizations to which the current Arkansas National Guard has a connection: the militia, Home Guard, and State Troop regiments raised by the State of Arkansas. Like most of the United States, Arkansas had an organized militia...
External links
- Community & Conflict: The Impact of the Civil War In the Ozarks
- Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
- The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
- 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