2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry(30 days, 1861)
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry(30 days, 1861) was raised at Helena, Arkansas in the spring of 1861 at the expense and under the command of Col. Thomas C. Hindman, former Arkansas congressional representative from Helena. Hindman resigned his Congressional seat upon Arkansas's secession from the Union, and returned home to recruit volunteers for the Confederate army, soon forming a full regiment.
The only records which have survived are from the 1st Battalion of this regiment. Only the records of the four companies of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment are extant. Four companies from northeast Arkansas constituted the 1st Battalion. The companies enlisted for 30 days of emergency service on November 18, and were discharged on December 18, 1861.
The men of Companies A, B and C returned to their respective homes after being discharged. The men of Company D stayed on to enlist in Confederate service for one year and became Company K of the 14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (McCarver's). No colonel or lieutenant-colonel was ever assigned to the 2nd Regiment. The only field-grade officer mentioned in the record is a Major Allen, commanding the 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment.
OFFICERS:
Colonel. J.W. Bocage was elected as Lt. Col.; J.W. Scaife as major. Charles E. Patterson was appointed adjutant; Dr. Ralph Horner as surgeon; and Rev. Samuel Cowley as chaplain.
ASSIGNMENTS:
BATTLES:
ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 272 men.
Company A – Capt. John H. Miers’ company from Jackson County.
Company B – "High Repellers" – Capt. W. T. High’s company from Prairie (and present-day Lonoke) counties. This company appears to have originated as Company G, 50th Militia Regiment of Prairie County.
Company C – Capt. James R. Morris’ company from Independence and present-day Cleburne counties, and
Company D – Capt. Thomas G. Shinpock’s company from present-day Woodruff County.
Release from Service
NOTE: This information from the National Archives does not match with the information from military-history-fandom.com. Familysearch.org seems to be similarly confused, conflating with the record of the Arkansas 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Company commanders were: Co. A, Cpt. C.A. Bridewell; Co. B, Cpt. Thomas Quinlan; Co. C, Cpt. E. Warfield; Co. D, Cpt. E.G. Brashear; Co. E, Cpt. Anderson; Co. F, Cpt. (later Colonel and Brigadier General) Daniel C. Govan; Co. G, Cpt. B.B. Taliaferro, Co. H, Cpt. R.F. Harvey, and Co. I, Cpt. C.D. Ross.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
REFERENCES: REF: https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/2nd_Arkansas_30_Day_Volunteer_Regiment
Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies
The only records which have survived are from the 1st Battalion of this regiment. Only the records of the four companies of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment are extant. Four companies from northeast Arkansas constituted the 1st Battalion. The companies enlisted for 30 days of emergency service on November 18, and were discharged on December 18, 1861.
The men of Companies A, B and C returned to their respective homes after being discharged. The men of Company D stayed on to enlist in Confederate service for one year and became Company K of the 14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (McCarver's). No colonel or lieutenant-colonel was ever assigned to the 2nd Regiment. The only field-grade officer mentioned in the record is a Major Allen, commanding the 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment.
NOTE: This information from the National Archives does not match with the information from military-history-fandom.com. Familysearch.org seems to be similarly confused, conflating with the record of the Arkansas 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Company commanders were: Co. A, Cpt. C.A. Bridewell; Co. B, Cpt. Thomas Quinlan; Co. C, Cpt. E. Warfield; Co. D, Cpt. E.G. Brashear; Co. E, Cpt. Anderson; Co. F, Cpt. (later Colonel and Brigadier General) Daniel C. Govan; Co. G, Cpt. B.B. Taliaferro, Co. H, Cpt. R.F. Harvey, and Co. I, Cpt. C.D. Ross.
Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies