In all of Abraham's newspaper articles and also on his Pension application it mentions "John B Triggs Battery", "Triggs Artillery", Triggs Arkansas Battery. His Pension application being with John B Triggs Artillery, Pocahontas Arkansas and it seems he was with them at his time of discharge in Aug 1861.

Keeping in mind that he was discharged in Aug 1861 here is what I found.....

On July 15, 1861, all military troops in the service of the state of Arkansas were transferred to the Confederate States. General William J. Hardee was appointed commander of all 6,000 available troops for the protection of the upper district of Arkansas, and on July 22, 1861, General Hardee established headquarters and training at Pitman's Ferry in northeastern Randolph County, with mustering at Camp Shaver here in Pocahontas. His force included the Arkansas regiments commanded by Cleburne, Hindman, Cross, Lyon, Shaver, Borland, Shoup's Artillery, Trigg's Artillery, Robert's Battery, and Phifer's Calvary.

Pocahontas Arkansas became the HQ of the Trans-Mississippi commanded by Maj General Van Dorn in early 1862.

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