3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry ( Union ) The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry ( 1864 – 1865 ) was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Although Arkansas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861 , not all of its citizens supported secession . Arkansas formed 11 regiments that served in the Union Army . Organization . The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry was organized at Little Rock , Ark . in October 1863 . Elements of the regiment had been recruited in the Arkansas River Valley region in late 1863 . Company B was organized at Lewisburg in October and Company F in September 1863 in Yell County . The unit was mustered into Federal Service on February 10 , 1864 . Attached to Post of Little Rock , Ark . , 7th Army Corps , Dept . Arkansas , to May , 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , 7th Army Corps , to September , 1864 . 4th Brigade , Cavalry Division , 7th Army Corps , to February , 1865 . Post of Lewisburg , Ark . , 7th Army Corps , to August , 1865 . Service . The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry was involved in the following Operations : Operations in northwest Arkansas January 16 - February 15 , 1864 . Expedition from Batesville to near Searcy Landing , Arkansas , January 30 - February 3 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Dardanelle , Arkansas , March 15 – 17 , 1864 . Steele ’ s Camden Expedition , March 23 - May 3 , 1864 . Skirmishes on Benton Road , Arkansas , March 23 – 24 , 1864 . Skirmishes at Rockport and Dover , Arkansas , March 25 , 1864 . Skirmish at Quitman , Arkansas , March 26 , 1864 . Skirmish at Arkadelphia , Arkansas , March 29 , 1864 . Skirmish near Camden , Arkansas , March 30 , 1864 . Action at Spoonville and Terre Noir Creek , Arkansas , April 2 , 1864 . Skirmish at Okolona , Arkansas , April 2 – 3 , 1863 . Engagement at Elkin ’ s Ferry on Little Missouri River , Arkansas , April 3 – 4 , 1864 . Battle of Prairie D ' Ane , Arkansas , April 9 – 12 , 1864 . Camden , Arkansas , April 15 – 18 , 1864 . Battle of Mark ' s Mills , Arkansas , April 25 , 1864 . Battle of Jenkins ' Ferry on Saline River , Arkansas , April 30 , 1864 . Operations against Shelby north of Arkansas River May 13 – 31 , 1864 . Skirmish at Cypress Creek , Arkansas , May 13 , 1864 . Skirmish at Princeton , Arkansas , May 27 , 1864 . Stationed at Lewisburg , Arkansas , until September , 1864 . Skirmish at Lewisburg , Arkansas , June 10 , 1864 . Scout from Lewisburg , Arkansas , June 20 – 23 , 1864 . Operations against guerrillas in Arkansas , July 1 – 31 , 1864 . Skirmish in Searcy County , Arkansas , July 4 , 1864 . Skirmish at Petit Jean on Arkansas River , Arkansas , July 10 , 1864 . Skirmish near Pine Bluff , Arkansas , July 22 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Scout in Yell County , Arkansas , July 25 - August 11 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Operations in central Arkansas and skirmishes , August 9 – 15 , 1864 . Skirmish near Dardanelle , Arkansas , August 30 , 1864 . Skirmish near Beattie ’ s Mill , Arkansas , September 1 , 1864 . Skirmish near Quitman , Arkansas , September 2 , 1864 . Operations about Lewisburg , Arkansas , September 6 – 8 , 1864 . Skirmish at Norristown , Arkansas , September 6 , 1864 . Skirmishes at Point Remove , Arkansas , September 7 – 8 , 1864 . Skirmish near Glass Village , Arkansas , September 8 , 1864 . Scout to Norristown and Russellville , Arkansas , September 9 – 12 , 1864 ( Co . “ D ” ) . Ordered to Little Rock , Arkansas , September 10 , 1864 , and duty there until February , 1865 . Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith , Arkansas , September 25 - October 13 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Affair at Clarksville , Arkansas , September 28 , 1864 . Skirmish at White Oak Creek , Arkansas , September 29 , 1864 . Skirmish at Clarksville , Arkansas , October 9 , 1864 . Reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt . Elba , Arkansas , October 4 – 11 , 1864 . Expedition to Fort Smith , Arkansas , November 5 – 23 , 1864 . Skirmish near Cypress Creek in Perry County , Arkansas , December 1 , 1864 ( Co . “ C ” ) . Skirmish in Perry County , Arkansas , December 3 , 1864 . Operations in Arkansas , January 1 – 27 , 1865 . Skirmish at Dardanelle , Arkansas , January 14 , 1865 . Skirmish at Ivey ’ s Ford , Arkansas , January 17 , 1865 . Skirmish at Boggs ’ Mills , Arkansas , January 24 , 1865 . Duty at Lewisburg , Arkansas , and operations against guerrillas in that vicinity until August , 1865 . Skirmish near Lewisburg , Arkansas , February 12 , 1865 . Scout from Lewisburg , Arkansas , into Yell and Searcy counties March 12 – 23 , 1865 . Mustered out of service . The regiment was mustered out August 20 , 1865 .