4th Battalion, Arkansas Infantry - Confederate

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Brief History
4th Infantry Battalion was organized near Little Rock, Arkansas, in November, 1861, with four companies. Later it merged into the 4th (McNair's) Arkansas Regiment. Joseph H. Crute, Jr, CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS, "Units of the Confederate States Army", http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm (accessed October 8, 2010).


 * See: EDWARD G. GERDES, Arkansas Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/4btninf_f&amp;s.html.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.