1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)

Brief History
1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry was organized at Fayetteville, Arkansas, and mustered in March 25, 1863. It mustered out August 10, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 1st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 Apr 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 1st Arkansas Infantry (Union), (accessed 7 Jun 2012)

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.

Men from Benton, Crawford, Madison, Newton, Searcy, and Washington counties served in this regiment.*


 * Arkansas. Adjutant General's Office. Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas, for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866,Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,883 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Arkansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Arkansas in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.