HISTORICAL NOTES:
Arkansas 5th Infantry Regiment State Troops was formed in mid-1861, the regiment was assigned to the command of Brigadier General Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, commander, 1st Division, Provisional Army of Arkansas. It was disbanded after the Battle of Wilson's Creek in August 1861.
OFFICERS:
Col. Tom P. Dockery
ASSIGNMENTS:
command of Brigadier General Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, commander, 1st Division, Provisional Army of Arkansas.
BATTLES:
Wilson's Creek
ROSTERS:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 32 men.