7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
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The 7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1863–1865) was a Confederate Army cavalry
regiment
during the American Civil War
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Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
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...
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Organization
This regiment was formed on July 25, 1863 by adding independent companies to J. F. Hill's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion. The 7th Cavalry was commanded by Colonel John F. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Basham, and Majors J. L. Adams and J. C. Ward. Many former members of the 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment joined this unit. The unit was composed of companies from the following counties:- Company A – Pope County
- Company B – Johnson County
- Company C – Searcy County
- Company D – Pope County
- Company F – Unknown
- Company G – Madison County
- Company H – Pope and Johnson County
- Company K – Johnson County
- Company L – Johnson County
- Company M – Johnson County
Battles
The unit served in General Cabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in the following engagements:- Battle of Devil's BackboneBattle of Devil's BackboneThe Battle of Devil's Backbone was a land battle of the American Civil War on September 1, 1863 in Sebastian County, Arkansas....
, Arkansas, September 1, 1863 - Battle of Poison SpringBattle of Poison SpringThe Battle of Poison Spring was fought during the American Civil War on April 18, 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition.-Opposing forces:Dwindling supplies for his army at Camden, Arkansas forced Union Army Maj. Gen...
, Arkansas, April 18, 1864 - Battle of Marks' MillsBattle of Marks' MillsThe Battle of Marks' Mills occurred on April 25, 1864, in Cleveland County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. James F. Fagan overwhelmed a small Union detachment commanded by Lt. Col. Francis M...
, Arkansas, April 25, 1864 - Battle of Pine BluffBattle of Pine BluffThe Battle of Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in Arkansas. Union troops under Colonel Powell Clayton, having taken Pine Bluff on September 17, remained in the town with the 5th Kansas Cavalry and the 1st Indiana Cavalry. The Confederates, led by John...
, Arkansas, - Battle of Dardanelle, Arkansas,
- Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September, 1864
- Battle of Marais des CygnesBattle of Marais des CygnesThe Battle of Marais des Cygnes took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas during Price's Missouri Raid in the American Civil War. It is also called the Battle of Osage, and the Battle of Trading Post...
, Linn County, KansasLinn County, KansasLinn County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton...
, October 25, 1864
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 WarArkansas in the American Civil WarThe 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 WarArkansas Militia in the Civil WarThe 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...