Date Original
1995-1998
Description
This collection contains Jerry Witt's manuscript and research notes concerning the Arkansas Tenth Confederate Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The manuscript was not published.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Tenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiment was organized at Springfield, Conway County, Arkansas, in July 1861. Company A was known as the Quitman Rifles. The company had eight non-commissioned officers and 94 men. It was assigned to General John S. Bowen's brigade and moved to Kentucky. The company fought at Shiloh under General John C. Breckinridge, moved to Vicksburg, then moved south to Louisiana, just north of New Orleans. In July 1863, the Quitman Rifles surrendered to General Ulysses Grant at Port Hudson. The officers were imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio, on Lake Erie. Colonel A.R. Witt reorganized the unit into Witt's Cavalry after a prisoner exchange.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000313
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Jerry Witt papers, MS.000313
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Jerry Witt papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
