Fort Hindman Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Arkansas Post (otherwise known as Battle of Fort Hindman) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Fort Hindman

BG Thomas J. Churchill

Brigade Regiments and Others
First Brigade

   Col Robert R. Garland
  • 6th Texas: Ltc Thomas S. Anderson
  • 24th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Col Clayton C. Gillespie
  • Arkansas Battery: Cpt William Hart
  • Louisiana Cavalry Company: Cpt William B. Denson
Second Brigade

   Col James Deshler
Third Brigade[2]

   Col John W. Dunnington
Unbrigaded
  • 24th Arkansas (detachment): Col Edward E. Portlock, Jr.
  • Louisiana Cavalry Company: Cpt Leroy M. Nutt
  • Texas Cavalry Company: Cpt Alfred Johnson
  • Texas Cavalry Company: Cpt Samuel J. Richardson

See also

Notes
  1. Cpt John J. Kennedy, Company K was the only company commander not captured.
  2. Unit organization in the brigade is incomplete.

References
  • Johnson, Robert Underswood & Clarence Clough Buell (eds.). Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (New York: The Century Company), 1884.
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