and then retreated through western Tennessee to northern Mississippi. Company B — Originally Companies D & I of the 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment from Jackson county. Regiment Assigned 22 June 1940 to the 8th Infantry Division. Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure out of a … [18] Fire from the 1st Kansas Battery slowed the momentum of the Confederate attack, the weight of Confederate numbers eventually drove the Union line back. Beginning in May, events in the state of Missouri led to an expansion of the war into that state. Shield: Argent on a bend azure (heraldry), between (in sinister chief) a tomahawk Gules halved Sable and an arrow of the last barbed of the third in saltire and in dexter base an eagle's claw erasedProper, three roses of the field seeded of the third. Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson resigned, and Anderson Watkins was elected Major. However, before reaching its destination, Mitchell's Missouri Infantry Regiment was moved to Colonel John Bullock Clark Jr.'s brigade. 217. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. [31] Banks could claim victory, as he had repulsed the Confederate attacks, but after consulting his subordinates, he decided to withdraw back to Grand Ecore. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Howerton, Bryan, "Re: 8th Arkansas, before consolidation", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 22 November 2011, Accessed 23 November 2011, Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 129, Arkansas Military Department Records, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 00000038-8, Page 575. The 8th/19th Arkansas participated in the battles of Company F — Originally Companies B & C of the, Company G — Originally Companies A & D. of the 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, Izard and Jackson county (originally Companies A & H, of the, Company H — Originally Companies B & C, of the. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1887; digital images, (. Company B, of Jackson County, commanded by Captain James H. Wilson. [6], Meanwhile, the state of Missouri was politically divided. Lincoln's candidacy was regionally successful, as much of his support was from the northern states, while he received no electoral votes from the Deep South. Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Ezra Church and Atlanta or Decatur Road. On September 20, the Union garrison surrendered, ending the Siege of Lexington. The unit was enrolled in state service on July 13, 1861 at Camp Price[4] near Jacksonport, Arkansas. On July 23, the unit was officially named the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment. [21] Due to a special cartel between Union General Sherman and Confederate General John B. The remnants of Govan's Brigade that survived the Tennessee Campaign remained with the Army of Tennessee through its final engagements in the 1865 Carolinas Campaign. G. F. Baucum, Major. Clark's brigade retreated to Camp Bragg, which was in the vicinity of Camden. The 8th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Company H, of Independence County (that portion now encompassed by Cleburne County), commanded by Captain Enoch N. Floyd. [24], Early in 1864, Union Major General Nathaniel Banks drove a force up the Red River with the intent of capturing Shreveport, Louisiana; this offensive constituted the Red River campaign. The 8th Wisconsin's mascot was Old Abe, a bald eagle that accompanied the regiment into battle. With little food remaining and knowledge that Banks had retreated, Steele's command left Camden on April 26 with hopes of reaching Little Rock. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, 8TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, Confederate States Army, Accessed 17 January 2010. Hood's disastrous Franklin-Nashville Campaign. They retained these weapons until April, 1862 when they were able to exchange them for better weapons scavenged from the battlefield at Shiloh. Series 1, Volume 20, In Two Parts.