The 30th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry

Infantry

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 regiment

Regiment

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 during 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...

. This Regiment was also called 5th Trans-Mississippi Regiment or 39th Regiment after April, 1863. There were two regiments officially designated as the 30th Arkansas Infantry. The other 30th Arkansas served east of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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, was redesignated as the 25th Arkansas Infantry.

Organization

30th Infantry Regiment was formed during summer of 1862. The field officers were Colonels Robert A. Hart, A. J. McNeill, and James W. Rogan; Lieutenant Colonels G. W. Baldwin and Paul M. Cobbs; and Majors Martin Dawson and Joseph C. Martin. The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:

• Company A - Unknown
• Companies B&M -Unknown
• Company C - Unknown
• Company D - Unknown
• Company E - Unknown
• Company F - Greene Co (Kuykendall's Co)
• Company G - Unknown
• Company H - Craighead County
• Company I - Craighead County
• Company K - Unknown
• Company L - Green (currently Clay County)

Battles

It served in McRae's and Roane's Brigade. Reassigned to Tappan's Brigade under MG Sterling Price in April, 1863 where the regiment fought in the Battle of Helena and in the defense of Little Rock on September 10, 1863. Retreated with Price into southwestern Arkansas, where the regiment was consolidated with the 32nd Arkansas Infantry in December, 1863. Fought throughout the Camden Campaign and at Jenkins' Ferry on April 30, 1864. Later the unit was reorganized and mounted, Consolidated again with Dawson's Infantry Regiment in April, 1864 and moved with General Sterling Price

Sterling 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...

 on his raid on Missouri. The 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment took part in the following battles:

• Battle of Prairie Grove
  Battle of Prairie Grove
  The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.-Strategic situation: Union:...
  
  , Arkansas, December 7, 1862,
• Battle of Helena
  Battle of Helena
  The Battle of Helena was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas. Overshadowed by the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Battle of Helena secured eastern Arkansas for the Union.- Union forces :...
  
  , Arkansas July 4, 1863
• Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863
• Red River Campaign
  Red River Campaign
  The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Maj. Gen....
  
  , Arkansas March-May, 1864
• Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas April 30, 1864
• Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September 1864

Surrender

This regiment remained in service in southwestern Arkansas until surrendered with Major General Kirby Smith's army of the Trans-Mississippi, on May 26, 1865.

External links

• 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

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...