Arkansas 5th Infantry (Confederate)
6/28/61
Organized - Arkansas 5th Infantry - Arkansas
8/10/61
Battle - Wilson's Creek - Green County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri
In the summer of 1861, the Union and the Confederacy struggled for control of Missouri. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon Army of the West was camped at Springfield, Missouri, with Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approaching.READ MORE
10/8/62
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
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John E. Murray
Lieutenant ColonelJohn E. Murray
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
Brigadier GeneralSt. John R. Liddell
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Patrick R. Cleburne
Major GeneralPatrick R. Cleburne
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 - Colonel L. Featherston, and Lieutenant Colonel John E. Murray
ColonelL. Featherston
Lieutenant ColonelJohn E. Murray
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Daniel C. Govan
ColonelDaniel C. Govan
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
Brigadier GeneralSt. John R. Liddell
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
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John E. Murray, and Colonel Peter V. Green
ColonelJohn E. Murray
ColonelPeter V. Green
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Daniel C. Govan
Brigadier GeneralDaniel C. Govan
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Patrick R. Cleburne
Major GeneralPatrick R. Cleburne
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John E. Murray
ColonelJohn E. Murray
7/22/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Peter V. Green
ColonelPeter V. Green
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Mark P. Lowrey
Brigadier GeneralMark P. Lowrey
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
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
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Arkansas 5th Infantry - Arkansas
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