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Arkansas 12th Infantry Battalion Sharpshooters (Confederate)

1862-06-30

Organized - Arkansas 12th Infantry Battalion Sharpshooters - Arkansas

1862-10-03

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William L. Cabell

Brigadier GeneralWilliam L. Cabell

1862-10-03

Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi

Battle of Corinth
Battle of Corinth

Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE

1863-05-18

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant John S. Bell

LieutenantJohn S. Bell

1863-05-18

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Martin E. Green, and Colonel Thomas P. Dockery

Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green

ColonelThomas P. Dockery

1863-05-18

Leadership Change - Division - Major General John S. Bowen

Major GeneralJohn S. Bowen

1863-05-18

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Martin E. Green

Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green

1863-05-18

Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg
Vicksburg

In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE

1865-05-26

Mustered Out - Arkansas 12th Infantry Battalion Sharpshooters - Arkansas

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