CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS
6th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry
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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. Its commanders were Colonels Alexander T. Hawthorne, Richard Lyon, Samuel G.
Smith; Lieutenant Colonels F. J. Cameron, Gordon N. Peay, and Peter Snyder; and Majors
William F. Douglass and Dawson L. Killgore.
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