The 7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1863–1865) was a Confederate Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War.
Organization
This regiment was formed on July 25, 1863, by adding independent companies to J. F. Hill's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion. The 7th Cavalry was commanded by Colonel John Fry Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Basham, and Majors J. L. Adams and J. C. Ward.[1] Many former members of the 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment[2] joined this unit. The unit was composed of companies from the following counties:[3]
Company A – Pope County
Company B – Johnson County
Company C – Searcy County
Company D – Pope County
Company F – Unknown
Company G – Madison County
Company H – Pope and Johnson County
Company K – Johnson County
Company L – Johnson County
Company M – Johnson County
Battles
The unit served in General Cabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in the following engagements:[3]
^"Confederate Arkansas Troops: 7th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry". Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 14 July 2001. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^"10th Arkansas Militia Regiment (Johnson County)". Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ ab"7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment". Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
External links
Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas