1^st Arkansas Mounted Rifles [Dismounted]

This unit was a dismounted command of riflemen attached to Brig. Gen. Evander McNair’s Brigade of Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French’s Division (organized 21 June 1863), Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Relief, Department of the West and was commanded by Col. R.W. Harper. [Refer to Edwin Bearss’ The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume III, page 1150.]

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	Last update: Friday, November 05, 1999 http://www.nps.gov/vick/ar/ar1rif.html Editor: G. Zeman