Hamburg in Ashley County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Ashley County in the Civil War / 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment
Thirteen companies were raised and organized in Ashley County for Confederate service during the Civil War: Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry; Cos. A, B, K and L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry; Co. F, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion; Co. K, 9th Arkansas Infantry; Cos. G and H, 12th Arkansas Cavalry; Cos. A and G, 37th Arkansas Infantry; Co. A, 13th Louisiana Partisan Rangers, and Tiner’s Co. Home Guards. The only combat in the county was a March 30, 1864, skirmish at Longview in which Union cavalry surprised a Confederate force, capturing 260 soldiers.
The 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, the only Arkansas regiment to serve in the Army of Northern Virginia, originated with two Ashley County companies; two more joined later. Hamburg lawyer Van H. Manning led the regiment for most of the war. The 3rd Arkansas saw action at Harper’s Ferry, then suffered heavy casualties at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Only 300 men were left to fight the 1864 battles at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, and only 144 of the 1,353 men who served with the 3rd remained at war’s end.
Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Col. Francis Vivian Brooking Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 98.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 1864.
Location. 33° 13.625′ N, 91° 47.745′ W. Marker is in Hamburg, Arkansas, in Ashley County. Marker is on East Jefferson Street east of North Oak Street, on the left when traveling east. Located on the grounds of the Ashley County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 E Jefferson St, Hamburg AR 71646, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ashley County War Memorials (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ashley County Court House (about 600 feet away).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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