26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Arkansas 26th Infantry Regiment OFFICERS:
Colonels Iverson L. Brooks, A. G. Greenwood, Asa S. Morgan, F. P. Yell; Lieutenant Colonels James P. Stanley and John C. Wright; and Major Samuel Gibson. ASSIGNMENTS:
McRae's, Cabell's, L. C. Gause's, and Roane's Brigade. BATTLES:

Battle of Prairie Grove

Battle of Devil's Backbone

Red River Campaign

Battle of Pleasant Hill

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1695 men.

Company A – commanded by Captain Foutain P. Yell, organized in Drew County and enrolled in Confederate service at Monticello on May 3, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company B – commanded by Captain Samuel Gibson was organized in Drew County and enrolled in Confederate service at Monticello on May 3, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company C – commanded by Captain Thomas McSwine, was organized in Jefferson County and enrolled in Confederate service at Pine Bluff on May 12, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company D – commanded by Captain A. H. Halliday was organized in Bradley County and enrolled in Confederate service at Centreville on May 12, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company E – commanded by Captain James Philip Stanley, organized in Drew County and enrolled in Confederate service at Selma on May 12, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company F – commanded by Captain Angus F. McNeil was organized at Tulip in Dallas County on June 4, 1862; enrolled in Confederate service at Tulip on June 16, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war; and mustered at Little Rock on June 24, 1862. On August 12, 1862, a total of 38 men in this company were assigned to the Lamar Artillery, Daniel’s Texas Battery.

Company G – commanded by Captain J. H. Hamiter, was organized in Lafayette County and enrolled in Confederate service at Lewisville on May 22, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company H – commanded by Captain J. W. May contained many men from the old 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment. The company was organized in Johnson County and enrolled in Confederate service at Clarksville on June 13, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company I – commanded by Captain John R. Maxwell was organized at DeWitt, in Arkansas County, on June 16, 1862, and enrolled in Confederate service at Camp Texas, near Little Rock, on July 16, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.

Company K – commanded by William Albert Captain Bull, was organized in Jefferson County and enrolled in Confederate service at Pine Bluff on June 18, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war. A large number of men in this company deserted at Camp Rust, Arkansas, on July 29, 1862, and then returned to duty over the next couple of months. No explanation is given in the Compilied Service Records of the soldiers involved in this event, but it is suspected that there was dissatisfaction with the company officers. New officers were assigned from Company B in August and September 1862, and the men began returning to duty.

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REFERENCES:
REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies
Wikipedia