CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS
19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's)
- Overview:
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19th (Dawson's) Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Nashville, Arkansas, in
November, 1861. Many of the men were recruited in Crawford, Polk, Sebastian, and Yell
counties. After being involved in the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, the unit was captured at Arkansas Post in January, 1863. Exchanged
and reorganized, it was assigned to Deshler's, Liddell's, and Govan's Brigade, and consolidated
with the 24th Regiment in September, 1863, and with the 8th Regiment in November. It
participated in many campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations
in Tennessee, and fought its last battle at Bentonville. The 18th/24th lost thirty-eight
percent of the 226 engaged at Chickamauga, and the 8th/19th reported 16
casualties at Ringgold Gap and
totalled 363 men and 285 arms in December, 1863. During the spring of 1864 part of the 19th
served in Dawson's Infantry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Department. At the Battle of Atlanta the 8th/19th had 97 men
disabled and only a few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel C. L.
Dawson; Lieutenant Colonels A. S. Hutchison and P. R. Smith; and Majors Joseph Anderson,
David H. Hamiter, and John G. McKean.
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