Arkansas 7th Infantry (Confederate)
1861-06-16
Organized - Arkansas 7th Infantry - Arkansas
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John M. Dean
Lieutenant ColonelJohn M. Dean
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-10-08
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel David A. Gillispie
ColonelDavid A. Gillispie
1862-10-08
Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky
On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE
1863-09-19
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
1865-04-09
Mustered Out - Arkansas 7th Infantry - Arkansas
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