Near Chidester in Ouachita County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Order of Battle

— Panel 6 —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

1. Order of Battle Marker

Inscription.

Order of Battle. . , Confederate Units , Task Force - Brigadier General Samuel B. Maxey , Brigadier General William L. Cabell , 1st Arkansas Cavalry Col. J.C. Monroe , 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Col. T. J. Morgan , 4th Arkansas Cavalry Col. A. Gordon , 7th Arkansas Cavalry Col. J. F. Hill , McMurtrey's Arkansas , Cavalry Battalion Major E. L. McMurtrey , Trader's Regiment of , Arkansas State Troops Col. W. H. Trader , Gunter's Arkansas , Cavalry Battalion Lt. Col. T. M. Gunter , Hughey's Arkansas Battery Capt. W. M. Hughey , Gano's Brigade , 29th Texas Cavalry Maj. J. A. Carroll , 30th Texas Cavalry Lt. Col. N.W. Battle , 31st Texas Cavalry Maj. M. Looscan , Welch's Texas , Cavalry Company Lt. F. M. Gano , Krumbhaar's Texas Battery Capt. W. B. Krumbhaar , 2nd Indian Brigade Col. Tandy Walker , 1st Choctaw Regiment Lt. Col. J. Riley , 2nd Choctaw Reaimem Col. S. W. Folsom , Colonel William A. Crawford's Brigade , 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Capt. 0. B. Tebbs , Crawford's Arkansas , Cavalry Regiment Col. Crawford , Wright's Arkansas , Cavalry Regiment Col. J. C. Wright , Poe's Arkansas , Cavalry Battalion Maj. J. T. Poe, Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke's Division , Colonel Colton Green's Brigade , 3rd Missouri Cavalry Lt. Col. L. A. Campbell , 4th Missouri Cavalry Lt. Col. W. J. Preston , Detachment 8th , Missouri Cavalry Capt. J. H. Cobb , Harris' Missouri Battery Capt. S. S. Harris, Federal Units
Colonel James M. Williams' Command , 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Maj. R. G. Ward , 18th Iowa Infantry Capt. W. M. Duncan , Mitchell's Detachment , 2nd Kansas Cavalry Lt. B. B. Mitchell , Ross's Detachment , 2nd Kansas Cavalry Lt. E. Ross , Phillip's Detachment , 6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. R. L. Phillips , Henderson's Detachment , 6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. R. Henderson , Walker's Detachment , 6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. A. J. Walker , Utt's Detachment , 14th Kansas Cavalry Lt. J. Utt , Smith's Detachment , 14th Kansas Cavalry Lt. W. C. Smith , Section, 2nd Battery , Indiana Light Artillery Lt. W. W. Haines , Prepared with the assistance of the Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas.

Confederate Units
Task Force - Brigadier General Samuel B. Maxey
Brigadier General William L. Cabell
1st Arkansas Cavalry Col. J.C. Monroe
2nd Arkansas Cavalry Col. T. J. Morgan
4th Arkansas Cavalry Col. A. Gordon
7th Arkansas Cavalry Col. J. F. Hill
McMurtrey's Arkansas
Cavalry Battalion Major E. L. McMurtrey
Trader's Regiment of
Arkansas State Troops Col. W. H. Trader
Gunter's Arkansas
Cavalry Battalion Lt. Col. T. M. Gunter
Hughey's Arkansas Battery Capt. W. M. Hughey
Gano's Brigade
29th Texas Cavalry Maj. J. A. Carroll
30th Texas Cavalry Lt. Col. N.W. Battle
31st Texas Cavalry Maj. M. Looscan
Welch's Texas
Cavalry Company Lt. F. M. Gano
Krumbhaar's Texas Battery Capt. W. B. Krumbhaar
2nd Indian Brigade Col. Tandy Walker
1st Choctaw Regiment Lt. Col. J. Riley
2nd Choctaw Reaimem Col. S. W. Folsom
Colonel William A. Crawford's Brigade
2nd Arkansas Cavalry Capt. 0. B. Tebbs
Crawford's Arkansas
Cavalry Regiment Col. Crawford
Wright's Arkansas
Cavalry Regiment Col. J. C. Wright
Poe's Arkansas
Cavalry Battalion Maj. J. T. Poe

Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke's Division
Colonel Colton Green's Brigade
3rd

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Missouri Cavalry Lt. Col. L. A. Campbell
4th Missouri Cavalry Lt. Col. W. J. Preston
Detachment 8th
Missouri Cavalry Capt. J. H. Cobb
Harris' Missouri Battery Capt. S. S. Harris

Federal Units
Colonel James M. Williams' Command
1st Kansas Colored Infantry Maj. R. G. Ward
18th Iowa Infantry Capt. W. M. Duncan
Mitchell's Detachment
2nd Kansas Cavalry Lt. B. B. Mitchell
Ross's Detachment
2nd Kansas Cavalry Lt. E. Ross
Phillip's Detachment
6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. R. L. Phillips
Henderson's Detachment
6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. R. Henderson
Walker's Detachment
6th Kansas Cavalry Lt. A. J. Walker
Utt's Detachment
14th Kansas Cavalry Lt. J. Utt
Smith's Detachment
14th Kansas Cavalry Lt. W. C. Smith
Section, 2nd Battery
Indiana Light Artillery Lt. W. W. Haines

Prepared with the assistance of the Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 38.332′ N, 93° 0.258′ W. Marker is near Chidester, Arkansas, in Ouachita County. It can be reached from Arkansas Route 76 1.2 miles

Order of Battle Marker (at left end of pavilion). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

2. Order of Battle Marker (at left end of pavilion).

west of County Road 100, on the right when traveling west. Located in Poison Springs Battleground State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 665 Hwy 76, Chidester AR 71726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain,

in Caddo Territory,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Civil War Battle of Poison Spring - April 18, 1864 (here, next to this marker); Forage Party Routed! (here, next to this marker); The First Kansas (here, next to this marker); Federal Forage Party Departs Camden April 17, 1864 (here, next to this marker); Confederate and Federal Forces Engage (here, next

Entrance sign to the Poison Springs Battleground State Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

3. Entrance sign to the Poison Springs Battleground State Park.

A Part of the Camden Expedition National Historic Landmark.

to this marker); The Battle of Poison Springs. (a few steps from this marker); Ouachita County Poison Springs Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Engagement at Poison Springs (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chidester.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.