HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Arkansas 3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in July, 1861, and included the 1st (Borland's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion and three companies of J. L. Williamson's Arkansas Infantry Battalion. For a time it was stationed at Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, where at least some of the men were recruited. Originally called 1st Arkansas Mounted Volunteers, the C. S. War Department ordered its designation to be 3rd Cavalry on January 15, 1862. Only 395 effectives crossed the Mississippi River in 1862. It always had a manpower problem but participated in more engagements than any other Arkansas command. The regiment was dismounted when it fought at Corinth, then was remounted and assigned to General Armstrong's and T. Harrison's Brigade. It fought at Thompson's Station, Franklin, and Chickamauga, took part in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, and was active in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. When the Army of Tennessee surrendered, few of its members were present.
OFFICERS:
Colonels Solon Borland, Samuel G. Earle, and Amson W. Hobson; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F. Danley, James M. Gee, and M. J. Henderson; and Majors William H. Blackwell, J. F. Earle, and David F. Shall.
ASSIGNMENTS:
General Armstrong's and T. Harrison's Brigade
BATTLES:
Corinth
Thompson's Station
Franklin
Chickamauga
Knoxville
The Atlanta Campaign
Waynesborough
Savannah
The Carolina's Campaign
Broxton Bridge
River's Bridge
Aiken, SC - Feb. 11, 1865
Columbia
Bentonville
ROSTERS:
Company A — Dallas County (Princeton Light Horse).
Company B — Perry County (Perry Rangers).
Company C — Saline County (Saline Rifle Rangers).
Company D — Pulaski County (Danley’s Rangers).
1st Company E — Pope County (transferred from Williamson's Arkansas Infantry Battalion, May 26, 1862).
2nd Company E — "Border Rangers" of White County and "Crittenden Rangers" of Crittenden County (transferred from 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, January 1, 1863).
Company F — Hot Spring County (Hot Springs Cavalry).
Company G — Ouachita County (Ouachita Cavalry).
Company H — Ouachita County (Camden Cavalry).
Company I — Conway County (transferred from Williamson's Arkansas Infantry Battalion, May 26, 1862).
Company K — Yell County (transferred from Williamson's Arkansas Infantry Battalion, May 26, 1862).
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HISTORICAL NOTES:
Historical Sketch And Roster - Arkansas Volumes
