The 6th Infantry Regiment was formed at Little Rock, Arkansas, in June, 1861, with 604 men. Its companies were recruited in Little Rock and the counties of Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita, Arkansas, Lafayette, and Union. The unit fought at Shiloh and Perryville, then served in General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In December, 1862, it was consolidated with the 7th Arkansas Regiment. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. The 6th/7th lost 28 killed and 140 wounded at Murfreesboro, had 16 disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 314 men and 265 arms in December, 1863, and sustained 66 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta. Few surrendered in April, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS: Colonels Alexander T. Hawthorne, Richard Lyon, Samuel G. Smith Lieutenant Colonels F. J. Cameron, Gordon N. Peay, and Peter Snyder Majors William F. Douglass and Dawson L. Killgore. BATTLES: ROSTERS: Our enumeration shows 2,145 men were members of this regiment. Field Staff and Band Company A Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I Company K BIBLIOGRAPHY: REFERENCES: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies Paperback $15.00 Researching this unit? Here's what's available. Hooker, Col. Charles E. - Confederate Military History - Arkansas Volume Hardback $45.00 Paperback $25.00 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the 6th Regiment Arkansas Infantry EBOOK $12.95 Paperback $19.95 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in Arkansas   CD-ROM $35.00 Rigdon, John C. Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index   CD-ROM $15.00 The Southern Historical Society Papers   CD-ROM $69.95 Woodruff, W. E. - With The Light Guns '61 - 65 CD-ROM $15.00 The Civil War in Arkansas © - 2003 Eastern Digital Resources   The Civil War in Arkansas Index