28th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

The 28th Arkansas Infantry (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit was later re-designated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment.

Main article: 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
28th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
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ActiveJune 26, 1862–1865
Disbanded1865
CountryConfederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments
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Organization

The 28th Infantry Regiment, originally known as McRae's Emergency Regiment and also called 2nd Trans-Mississippi Regiment, was organized on June 26, 1862.[1] Colonel Dandridge McRae, Lieutenant Colonel John E. Glenn, and Major W. S. Hanna were in command.[2] During the reorganization of the 1st Corps, Army of the Trans-Mississippi, following the Battle of Prairie Grove, the unit was redesignated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 165.
  2. National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Archived 2001-07-14 at Archive.today, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 28th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. Gerdes, Edward G. "36TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 27 April 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/36f&s.html
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