Arkansas 25th Infantry (Confederate)
4/29/62
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
6/18/62
Organized - Arkansas 25th Infantry - Arkansas
8/30/62
Battle - Richmond, Kentucky - Madison County, Kentucky
In Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, encountered Union troopers on August 29th and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area…READ MORE
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain William A. Cotter, and Major James J. Franklin
CaptainWilliam A. Cotter
MajorJames J. Franklin
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Evander McNair, and Colonel Robert W. Harper
Brigadier GeneralEvander McNair
ColonelRobert W. Harper
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John P. McCown
Major GeneralJohn P. McCown
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major James J. Franklin
MajorJames J. Franklin
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Eli Hufstedler
Lieutenant ColonelEli Hufstedler
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Evander McNair
Brigadier GeneralEvander McNair
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson
Brigadier GeneralBushrod R. Johnson
9/19/63
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
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Daniel H. Reynolds
Brigadier GeneralDaniel H. Reynolds
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
Brigadier GeneralEdward C. Walthall
7/20/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward C. Walthall
Major GeneralEdward C. Walthall
11/30/64
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Thomas J. Edwards
LieutenantThomas J. Edwards
12/15/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Arkansas 25th Infantry - Arkansas
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