Arkansas Militia in the Civil War
Antebellum militia on the eve of conflict
With the conclusion of the Mexican–American War, the Arkansas militia fell into a state of disorganization. Without a threat from Mexico or the Indians, it seemed Arkansans needed protection from no one.

Arkansas Militia in the Civil War

Section Title: Antebellum militia on the eve of conflict
Table Section Text: With the conclusion of the Mexican–American War, the Arkansas militia fell into a state of disorganization. Without a threat from Mexico or the Indians, it seemed Arkansans needed protection from no one.

Regiment	Brigade	Commander	Date of Election or Commission	County

1st Militia Division	Major General T.D. Merrick

1st Militia Brigade	1st Division	Brigadier General Benjamin P. Jett, Sr.	Sevier, Hempstead, Lafayette, Pike, Clark, Ouachita, Hot Springs, Montgomery, Polk, Columbia

2nd Militia Brigade	1st Division	Brigadier General George M. Holt	Pope, Yell, Conway, Perry, White, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline

3rd Militia Brigade	1st Division	Brigadier General Napoleon B. Borrow	Crawford, Franklin, Scott, Johnson, Sebastian

4th Militia Brigade	1st Division	Brigadier General William T. Neal	Washington, Madison, Benton, Carroll

2nd Militia Division	Major General James Yell

5th Militia Brigade	2nd Division	Brigadier General W. H. Robands	Mississippi, Crittenden, Poinsett, St. Francis, Phillips, Moore, Craighead

6th Militia Brigade	2nd Division	Brigadier General Thomas S. James	Arkansas, Union, Chicot, Desha, Jefferson, Ashley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Bradely

7th Militia Brigade	2nd Division	Brigadier General E. W. Turner	Van Buren, Izard, Fulton, Marion, Searcy, Newton

8th Militia Brigade	2nd Division	Brigadier General Theodore H. Phillips	Randolph, Green, Lawrence, Independence, Jackson

1st Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. Alexander H. Reynolds	February 9, 1861	Arkansas

2nd Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. John T. Humphreys	February 21, 1861	Benton

3rd Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. Henry Helton	April 9, 1860	Carroll

4th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. William Turner	February 29, 1860	Conway

5th Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. John T. Humphreys	January 12, 1861	Crawford

6th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. William. W. Johnson	February 27, 1860	Desha County

7th Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. Albert L. Berry	April 20, 1860	Franklin

8th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. Daniel Griffin	February 8, 1860	Hempstead

9th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. W. A. Bivens	November 21, 1860	Independence

10th Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. John W. May	February 27, 1860	Johnson

11th Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. Benjamin Vaughan	June 7, 1861	Madison

12th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. William H. Robards	April 9, 1860	Phillips

13th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. Craven Peyton	February 11, 1860	Pulaski

14th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Robert H. Baird	February 16, 1860	Poinsett

15th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. John L. Williamson	July 23, 1860	Pope

16th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. James T. Martin	February 13, 1860	Randolph

17th Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. James F. Lee	February 11, 1860	Scott

18th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. George M. Holt	February 11, 1860	Saline

19th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Marsh Walker	February 18, 1860	St Francis

20th Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. Henry Rieff	January 7, 1860	Washington

21st Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. John Critz	February 8, 1860	White

22nd Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. J. B. Simms	June 24, 1861	Van Buren

23rd Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. Batt Jones	April 9, 1860	Chicot

24th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. Donelson McGregor	February 22, 1860	Jefferson

25th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. James H. McCalob	April 21, 1860	Lawrence

26th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. William H. Dawson	February 27, 1860	Yell

27th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. I. E. Crane	June 20, 1841	Bradley

28th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. William M. Bruce	March 12, 1860	Clark

29th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. William R. Cowser	May 10, 1860	Union

30th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Reuben T. Redman	May 17, 1860	Crittenden

31st Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. J. R. Dowd	February 28, 1860	Marion

32nd Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. George W. Hughes	July 16, 1860	Washington

33rd Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. R. C. Mock	April 10, 1860	Green

34th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. Christopher W. Board	February 8, 1860	Jackson

35th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Caleb W. Richardson	March 8, 1860	Monroe County

36th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. John Baskins	March 1, 1860	Perry

37th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. Charles L. Dawson	March 14, 1860	Sevier

38th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. James W. M. Murphy	January 31, 1860	Pike

39th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. Joab B. Brooks	February 20, 1860	Ouachita

40th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. John H. Hamiter	February 11, 1860	Layfette

41st Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. Pleasant Fowler	May 10, 1860	Newton

42nd Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. John J. Kemp	April 18, 1860	Izard

43rd Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. Thomas Srable	April 18, 1860	Fulton

44th Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Col. Benjamin Vaughan	Madison

45th Militia Regiment	7th Brigade	Col. Eldridge G. Michell	March 13, 1860	Searcy

46th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. H.H. Elliot	February 16, 1860	Dallas

47th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. Robert S. Clayton	February 20, 1860	Hot Springs (Garland)

48th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Joseph. B. Barum	February 11, 1860	Mississippi

49th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. A. S. Alexander	March 9, 1860	Polk

50th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. E.E. Dismukes	February 29, 1860	Prairie

51st Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. Samuel L. Griffing	February 6, 1860	Sebastian

52nd Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. Lawrence H. Belser	March 12, 1860	Drew

53rd Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. William MacKlin	March 26, 1860	Ashley

54th Militia Regiment	6th Brigade	Col. Henry Atkinson	February 18, 1860	Calhoun

55th Militia Regiment	5th Brigade	Col. Adam D. Grayson	March 14, 1860	Craighead

56th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. James P. Austin	February 11, 1860	Columbia

57th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. Nathaniel Grant	April 6, 1860	Montgomery

58th Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. John M. Council	April 20, 1860	Franklin

59th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. Sterling Allen	June 22, 1860	Independence

60th Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. R. G. Shaver	July 23, 1860	Lawrence

61st Militia Regiment	8th Brigade	Col. J.C. Holmes	July 23, 1860	Lawrence

62nd Militia Regiment	3rd Brigade	Col. William Whitaker	September 3, 1860	Johnson

63rd Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. David F. Shall	October 9, 1860	Pulaski

64th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. John F. Hicks	March 11, 1861	White

65th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Col. Dona Rogers	March 11, 1861	White

66th Militia Regiment	2nd Brigade	Lt Col Caleb Fletcher	November 29, 1861	Saline

67th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col C. W. Paisley	March 11, 1861	Clark

68th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. E. W. Bacon	March 11, 1861	Columbia

69th Militia Regiment	1st Brigade	Col. Hammon Biskolf	July 8, 1861	Hempstead

70th Militia Regiment	There does not appear to have been a 70th Regiment. Why this number was skipped is unclear.

71st Militia Regiment	4th Brigade	Capt. G. W. Maris	February 5, 1862	Carroll

Sentence(s)

Christopher W. Board was Commander of the 34th Militia Regiment of Jackson County.

final_sentence: Christopher W. Board was Commander of the 34th Militia Regiment of Jackson County.