HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment was formed in the summer of 1861 and mustered into Confederate service in August 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas C. Stevens.
The regiment participated in several significant battles and campaigns throughout the war. In early 1862, the 3rd Missouri Infantry fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern) in Arkansas. This battle was a major engagement in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and resulted in a Union victory.
Following the Battle of Pea Ridge, the regiment was involved in various operations and skirmishes in Missouri and Arkansas. They participated in the Battle of Prairie Grove in December 1862, another significant engagement in Arkansas.
In 1863, the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment was assigned to General John S. Marmaduke's cavalry division and took part in the raid into Missouri known as Marmaduke's First Raid. They fought in the Battle of Cape Girardeau and the Battle of Chalk Bluff, among other smaller engagements.
The Regiment surrendered with the Confederate forces in June 1865, after General Edmund Kirby Smith's surrender effectively ended the war in the Trans-Mississippi region.
OFFICERS: Colonels:
William R. Gause
James A. Prichard
Benjamin A. Rives
Lieutenant Colonels:
Finley L. Hubbell
James K. McDowell
Major:
Robert J. Williams
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assigned to Bowen's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.
Assigned to General Cockrell's Brigade
Consolidated with the 5th Regiment.
BATTLES:
March 7-8, 1862, Battle of Elk Horn Tavern (Pea Ridge)
March 1862 - Frog Bayou, AR
Early April 1862 - Des Arc, AR
Mid April 1862 - Memphis, TN
Late April 1862 - Corinth, MS
May 9, 1862 - Skirmish at Farmington, MS
Late May, 1862 - Baldwyn,MS
Summer 1862 - Duty at Forts in Northern MS
September 19, 1862, Battle of Iuka
October 3-4, 1862, Battle of Corinth
Late Fall 1862 - Spring 1863 Winter Camps in Northern Mississippi
Early April, 1863 Louisiana Skirmishes
April 29, 1863, Battle of Grand Gulf
May 1, 1863, Battle of Port Gibson
May 16, 1863, Battle of Champion Hills
May 17, 1863, Battle of Big Black River
May 17-July 3, 1863, Siege of Vicksburg
May 25-26, 1864 New Hope Church, GA
May 7, 1864 Pickett's Mill, GA
June 18, 1864, Battle of Latimer House, GA
June 27, 1864, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA
July 4, 1864 Smyrna Campground, GA
July 1864 Peachtree Creek, GA
July 5-17, 1864 Chattahoochee River
July 22 - Sept, 1864, Battle of Atlanta, GA
August 31-Sept. 1, 1864 Jonesboro, GA
Sept 2-5, 1864 Lovejoys Station, GA
October 5, 1864, Battle of Alatoona, GA
November 30, 1864, Battle of Franklin, TN.
December 1864 Nashville, TN
December 1864 Constructed fortifications along the Duck River
January 1865 Rejoined the Confederate Army
January & February 1865 - Winter Encampment - MS
Late March 1865 le, AL
April 9, 1865, Battle of Blakely, AL
April 1865 Captured and sent to Ship Island, MS
May 4, 1865, Final Surrender/Parole Jackson, MS
ROSTERS:
The rosters of this unit contains the names of 2011 men.
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