1st Arkansas Light Artillery


HISTORICAL NOTES:

The 1st Arkansas Light Artillery, originally known as the Fort Smith Artillery (1861), was actually a pre-war volunteer militia company which was activated as part of the Arkansas State Troops and mustered out of state service following the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The unit immediately re-organized and re-enlisted for Confederate service. The unit spent the majority of the war in the western theater, fighting as part of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
ROSTER:

The roster of this unit at the National Archives contains the names of 3 men. In keeping with the practice in the Confederate army of referring to an artillery battery by the name of its current commander, the First Arkansas Light Artillery was variously known as Provence's Battery, Humphreys' Battery and Rivers' Battery. The Compiled Service Records of the men are filed under Rivers' Battery, Microfilm Roll #41. BIBLIOGRAPHY:


REFERENCES:


REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies

  • Arkansas
  • Arkansas Books For Sale
  • Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index
  • Military Units formed in Arkansas
  • Military History
  • Official Records Citations
  • Biographical Sketches
  • Gravesites of Confederate Soldiers

  • ______________________________

    Confederate Veteran Magazine
    Confederate Veteran Magazine
    5 Years
    Each Volume
    $15.00

    Complete Set
    1893 - 1923
    $75.00
    Save $30 on the set
    Confederate Veteran Magazine
    60 Vols. each CD - approx. 3000 pgs.
    CD-ROM

    For Additional Research


    The Official Records of the American Civil War

    128 Volumes - PDF Format
    This DVD contains the full text - over 100,000 pages including the index volume in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

    DVD - $35.00
    DOWNLOAD - $20.00
    COMBO - $75.00

    DVD or Download


    SAVE $30 when you purchase The Official Records, the Official Naval Records, and the Atlas to the Official Records together.

    Historical Sketch And Roster - Arkansas Volumes
    Rigdon, John C.
    68 Volumes Available
    Click for Individual Volumes
    SET HARDBACK - $2765.00
    SET PAPERBACK - $2105.00
    SET DVD - $1020.00
    Hardback, Paperback, or DVD



    Confederate Military History - Arkansas

    Harrell, Col. John M.
    462 pgs.
    HARDBACK - $75.00
    PAPERBACK - $55.00
    DVD - $15.00
    EBOOK - $15.00
    Paperback, DVD or Ebook



    Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index

    John C. Rigdon, Editor
    121,300 names
    HARDBACK - $65.00
    PAPERBACK - $45.00
    DVD - $15.00
    EBOOK - $15.00
    Paperback, DVD or Ebook


    Clearance Sale