1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Consolidated)

The 1st Arkansas Consolidate Mounted Rifles (1865) was a Confederate Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War.

1st Arkansas Consolidate Mounted Rifles (Confederate)
Arkansas state flag
ActiveApril 9, 1865–May 1, 1865
DisbandedMay 1, 1865
CountryConfederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
BranchCavalry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Major George W. Wells of the First Arkansas Mounted Rifles

Organization

On April 9, 1865, the depleted Arkansas regiments of D. H. Reynolds' Brigade, Walthall's Division, Confederate Army of Tennessee, were consolidated into a single regiment the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Mounted Rifles, at Smithfield, North Carolina. The companies of the consolidated regiment were consolidated from the following Arkansas regiments:

The regimental field officers were:

  • Col. Henry G. Bunn.
  • Lt. Col. James P. Eagle.
  • Maj. George W. Wells.

Surrender

This regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. The 1st Arkansas Consolidated Mounted Rifles was paroled on May 1, 1865, at Jamestown, North Carolina.

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