15th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Johnson's) - Confederate

United States     U.S. Military      Arkansas      Arkansas Military      Arkansas in the Civil War      15th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Johnson's)

Brief History
15th (Gee's-Johnson's) Infantry Regiment was organized at Camden, Arkansas during the late summer of 1861. Six companies were sent to the defense of Fort Henry, then were transferred to Fort Donelson and captured in February, 1862. When exchanged and reorganized, the regiment was assigned to Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought in some minor engagements at Cross Landing, Greenfield, and Keller's Lane, and later became part of the garrison at Port Hudson where it was captured in July, 1863. This regiment sustained the highest number of casualties of any unit defending the post, eighty-one percent of the 484 engaged. After the exchange, it was not reorganized. 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/15thf&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.