Confederate Generals From Arkansas, by John P. Morrow, Jr., Batesville
Arkansas’ contribution of General officers to the Confederacy is comparable to that of her sister states in number, quality and mortality. Like the total number of such general officers, the sum of those who might be credited to Arkansas is not of an indisputable quantity. The state’s estimated military population of 65,231 at the beginning of the war was some six percent of the total shown in the Confederacy, and the twenty-nine general officers sometimes credited to Arkansas represent six percent of the total of 425 to 440 Confederate generals.
It is impossible to be positive on either the military qualifications of rank or the actuality of their Arkansas residence. There is lack of agreement as to whether they were duly appointed by President Davis and confirmed by the Confederate Senate, though there are definite dates of such ranking. Furthermore, opinions differ as to their Arkansas citizenship.