Jacob Alderman, Private, Company E, 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry,* enlisted July 23, 1861 at Pitman's Ferry by Capt. Cameron for 12 months from May 16, 1861

* This company subsequently became Company F, 15th Regiment (Josey's) Arkansas Infantry.

This regiment was organized for State service as the 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry, Col. P. R. Cleburne. It entered the Confederate service July 23, 1861, and the designation was changed to the 15th Regiment Arkansas Infantry by direction of the Secretary of War, dated Richmond, Dec. 31, 1861.

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Company A, Cleburne's - Polk's - Josey's, 15th Aekansas Infantry, formerly Co. A, Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf, formerly Co. A, 1st Ark. State Inf. "Harris Guards"

Company B, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. H, Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf., formerly Co. B, 1st Ark. State Inf., "Jefferson Guards"

Company C, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. B, Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf., Co. F, 1st Ark. State Inf., "Yell Rifles"

Company D, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. C Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf.

Company E, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. D, Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf., formerly Co. I, Cleburne's 1st Ark. State Inf. "Tyronza Rebels"

Co. F, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. E. Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf., Co. K, Cleburne's 1st Ark State Inf., "Monroe Blues"

Co. G, 1st Regt. Ark. Vols, 1st Co. ?, aft 15 Regt. Ark. Inf. (Josey's), This Co. evidently was not accepted with the Regt. into C. S. service Co. Enl. Apr. 26/61 for 1 yr. Evidently disbanded, as 1st Lt. G. M. Haley and six others are reported to have enlisted in Aug 61 in "Old Co. 'F', 8 Regt. Ark. Inf. "Hindman Guards"

Company G, 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. F, Cleburne's 1st Ark. Inf.

Company H. 15th Arkansas Infantry, formerly Co. G, Cleburne's 1st Inf, formerly Co. D, 1st Ark. State Inf., "Rector Guards"

Company I, 15th Arkansas Infantry, "no record"

Company K, 15th Arkansas Infantry, "no record"

Company A, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. A, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company B, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. C, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company C, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. D, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company E, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. F, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company F, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. G, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company G, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. H, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company H, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, see Co. B, Cleburne's 15th Ark. Inf.

Company I, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, no record

Company K, Cleburne's 1st Arkansas Infantry, no record

M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas

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15TH (JOSEY'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

The regiment started out as Col. Patrick Ronayne Cleburne's 1st Regiment Arkansas State Troops, enrolled in State service on May 14, 1861. When it enrolled in Confederate service on July 23, 1861, it was called the 1st Arkansas Infantry; however, when he C.S. War Department discovered that there was already a 1st Arkansas Infantry (Col. James Fleming Fagan's regiment), the regiment was redesignated as the 15th Arkansas Infantry, December 31, 1861. Due to battle losses, the 13th and 15th Arkansas Regiments were consolidated on December 20, 1862, just before the Battle of Murfreesboro. Toward the end of the war, ten depleted Arkansas regiments, including the 15th Arkansas, were lumped together as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry, April 9, 1865. This regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865.

The companies of the 15th Arkansas were:

Co. A -- "Harris Guards" of Monroe County.
Co. B -- "Jefferson Guards" of Jefferson County.
Co. C -- "Yell Rifles" of Phillips County (Pat Cleburne's old company).
Co. D -- "Napoleon Grays" of Desha County.
Co. E -- "Tyronza Rebels" of Mississippi County.
Co. F -- "Monroe Blues" of Monroe County.
Co. G -- "Phillips Guards" of Phillips County.
Co. H -- "Rector Guards" of Prairie County.

Only eight companies even though a regiment was supposed to have ten. Two of the original companies -- "Yell Guards" and "Hindman Guards" -- refused to enroll in Confederate service on July 23, 1861, with the others, and were disbanded.

The regiment entered CSA service 23 Jul 1861 at Pitman's Ferry, AR.
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