The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Hindman

Battle of Fort Hindman

The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9–11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...

 (or Battle of Arkansas Post) 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

Fort Hindman Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Hindman of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General...

 is listed separately.

Military rank

• BG = Brigadier General
  Brigadier general (United States)
  A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
  
  
• Col = Colonel
  Colonel (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...
  
  
• Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
  In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
  
  
• Maj = Major
  Major (United States)
  In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
  
  
• Cpt = Captain

Fort Hindman

BG Thomas J. Churchill

Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Brigade    Col Robert R. Garland	6th Texas: Ltc T. S. Anderson 24th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Col C. C. Gillespie Arkansas Battery: Cpt William Hart Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt W. B. Denson
Second Brigade    Col James Deshler James Deshler James Deshler was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and died on the field of battle.-Early life and career:...	10th Texas: Col Roger Q. Mills Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills was an American politician and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Background:... 15th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Maj V. P. Sanders 17th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Col James R. Taylor 18th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Ltc John T. Colt
Third Brigade    Col John W. Dunnington	19th Arkansas: Ltc A. S. Hutchinson

Note: Unit organization in Third Brigade is incomplete. The following units are known to have been in Fort Hindman during the battle, but served unattached:

• 24th Arkansas (detachment): Col E. E. Portlock, Jr.
• Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt L. M. Nutt
• Texas Cavalry: Cpt Alfred Johnson
• Texas Cavalry: Cpt Samuel J. Richardson

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 in the American Civil War
  The 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 War
  Arkansas Militia in the Civil War
  The 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