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The Crawford's Arkansas Infantry Battalion (1862–1863) was a Confederate Army infantry battalion during the American Civil War. ==Organization== The unit was organized with two companies in the spring of 1862 and was mustered into Confederate service on June 23, 1862. The unit was composed of the following companies:〔Howerton, Bryan R., ("CRAWFORDS BN INF Roll 248 (M-317)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page ), accessed 30 January 2011〕 :Company A, Commanded by Captain Joseph J. Ingram, organized at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on June 23, 1862.〔 :Company B, Commanded by Captain L. A. Weatherford, organized at Eagle Creek, Arkansas, on July 15, 1862.〔 On August 11, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel William A Crawford, who was from Benton in Saline County, and who originally commanded Company E, 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, was ordered to report to Colonel Robert G. Shaver to assume command of the "extra companies of the 19th Arkansas and the 33rd Arkansas. Colonel Shaver was acting as post commander of Pine Bluff and commander of the Camp of Instruction at Sulphur Springs, just outside of Pine Bluff.〔 The 19th and the 33rd had each been formed as "heavy regiments", with more men in each company than the seventy-five dictated by regulations and with more companies than the standard ten companies for an infantry regiment. It was apparently the intent of General Hindman that Crawford's new command would eventually be increased to regimental strength, but this did not occur before the Battle of Arkansas Post.〔Taylor, Doyle. "Re: Col. Robert G. Shavers" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 12 January 2004, Accessed 8 July 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?read=6207〕 Lieutenant Colonel Crawford had been wounded during the battle Shiloh, in April 1862. When the 1st Arkansas was reorganized near Corinth following the battle of Shiloh, Crawford replaced Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on May 18, 1862. Crawford apparently led the 1st Arkansas during the Battle of Farmington, but he resigned his position on July 21, 1862, and by August 1862 he was back in Arkansas organizing an infantry battalion from recruits and conscripts at Sulphur Springs. On September 28, 1862, his battalion was order to Clarendon Arkansas with the rest of the troops from Sulphur Springs.〔Taylor, Doyle. "Re: First Ark. Cav. (Crawfords) Co. E" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10 February 2011, Accessed 4 February 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=23289〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crawford's Arkansas Infantry Battalion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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