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Re: Re-Organization in May 1862
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The CSR's and Army of the West records at the National Archives were the primary sources for this reorganization information for some of the Arkansas units of The Army of the West, then around Corinth:
[It appears that the field officers were not made official until later in May after appearing before a review board.]

5/5 Mitchell dropped at reorganization of 14th Ark

5/6-- 16th Ark reorganized & Hill left for Ark-Provence is new Col

5/8—4th [aka 5th] Ark Bn reorganization

5/8 G O #39 calls for reorganization of regts composing 2nd bgde, 2nd Div incl 4th Ark
Or see 5/6-- G O #39 orders reorganization & election

5/8 reorganized the 16th Ark regt today

5/8 –21st Ark was reorganized for the war & Lt Col Hobbs succeeded McRae as col.

5/8 the 22nd Ark was re-designated as the 20th Ark Inf at reorganization

5/8 The 14th Ark reorganized at Camp Churchill Clark, Corinth.

Fowler to LtCol -Messick to Major

May reorganization [5/8 or 5/23]-Powers says-all the officers of the 14th Ark including the new Col Dodson asked Powers [just reporting from wound at Elkhorn] to take command of the regt & Col Dodson resigned in my favor being in ill health. Powers arrived day after reorganization
5/8 apptd 3d Sgt at reorganization of Mitchell’s 14th Ark
5/9 Capt Pace Co A dropped from Mitchell’s 14th Ark

5/8 Turnbull elected -Bn Ark inf-elections held in 2nd bgde-2nd div-Camp Churchill Clark
5/8 LtCol Johnson & Major Morgan dropped Turnbull Bn

5/8 Williamson Ark Infy Bn reorganized

5/10 McCarver’s Bn-reorganized & Morgan’s Co permanently transferred to McCray’s Bn as Co A

5/10 S.O. #80
-Maj W H Brooks of Brook’s Ark Cav Bn authorized 30 days health leave
-Capt. Morgan’s Inf Co now attached to McCarver’s reg’t is permanently transferred to McCray’s Bn Inf
-Lt Col Turnbull‘s Bn is temp detached from Churchill’s Bgde & assigned to duty with Col M L Clark’s Arty Bgde
-Capt Franklin’s Co of Jones’ Bn, Rust Bgde assigned to duty with Turnbull’s Bn
-Co C of Jones 8th [1st] Ark Bn transferred to 11th Ark Bn in order to increase 11th [Turnbull] Bn to regt

5/10 ---16th Ark officers have been elected
Pixlie Lt Col,
Provence Col,
J M Pittman Major.
Hyams of 3rd La was at first run for Col but dropped on some account-good man, young

5/10 Co A reorganized [3 Ark DC]

5/12 Williamson’s Bn broken up

2 Co’s to McRae’s regt

3 Co’s to 3rd Ark DC

1 Co to McCray’s Bn

Balance to Brooks’ Cav Bn

5/12-- 3d La Regt -our Adjutant, S.M. Hyams, Jr., left the Regt, having been appointed to the command of the 15th Ark Regt, A of W of 3 Divisions: Jones, Price, & McCown

5/14 [or 5/15] 21st Ark-Col Cravens formed by the consolidation of 4 Co’s of McCarver's 14th Ark & 6 Co’s of Lemoyne's 17th Ark
McCarver's regt [Bn] --We camped 2 miles SE of Corinth where the reorganization took place. Our 6 Co’s of McCarver's Regt & Lemoyne's Regt were consolidated & formed the 21st Ark. Jordan E. Cravens of Clarksville was elected Col; W. G. Matheny of Evening Shade, LtCol; a man by the name of Dowdle, Major; James Martin, 1st Lt, Newt Pucket, 2nd Lt.....The old officers that did not get an office went home. I never saw McCarver again....."

5/16 HQs Army of the West, Maury to Gen Churchill, Col Moore, Col Armstrong-The order for the board of examiners to proceed at once with examinations of the officers elected under the orders and law of reorganization for this army must commence immediately

5/17 reorganization elections held today but not to take effect until effect 5/26 [3rd Ark DC]
5/17 Col Stone cdg 3rd bgde Jones Div sends election results for 3rd Ark Cav reorganization [of 5/16-17] to Gen Jones. Earle elected as Col. 5/17 reorganization- elections held today and took effect 5/26—3rd Ark Cav
5/17 reorganization elections held today but not to take effect until effect 5/26 [3rd Ark DC]
5/17 Col Stone cdg 3rd bgde Jones Div sends election results for 3rd Ark Cav reorganization [of 5/16-17] to Gen Jones. Earle elected as Col. 5/17 reorganization- elections held today and took effect 5/26—3rd Ark Cav

5/23 Ross served as Sgt up to 5/23. Elected Capt at 5/23 reorganization of Powers’ 14th Ark

5/23 A of the West S O #96
-Gen Cabell will replace Gen Churchill on the board of examiners

5/23-24 several officers of 14th Ark Mitchell/Powers dropped on this date as well as May 8 reorg

5/24 S.O. #97
-Listing officers newly elected, confirmed & now appointed [including following]
Col [Andrews] for Crump's Tx Cav [referred to as Bn 5/21-now has a Col, Lt Col, and Maj].
LtCol McCray & Maj J W Rittenburg of McCray’s Ark Bn
Col Harper 1st Ark Mtd Rifles
LtCol Crockett 2nd Mo
LtCol Pickle 16th Ark
Maj Pittman 16th Ark
Col Hobbs [McRae’s] 14th Ark [that’s what is written, but it should be 15th Ark]
Capt Mayfield, not re-elected, to go to Pocahontas to pay off bills of McCarver’s command while there
Col McCarver not being re-elected-on reorganization of the reg’t, he is discharged
35th Ms Col Barry cdg, is assigned to Col Moore's Bgde
Maj {T R} McKay not re-elected
Maj Messick of the 14th Ark failed the examination-is to return to former rank

5/26 B. F. Danley to Col in Sept 61 of Regt then called 1st Regt Ark Mtd Vol. This organization remained the same until the reorganization 5/26, except it took the name of 3rd Ark Cav by orders from War Dept about 1/15. Col Borland dropped today
5/26-1st Regt mtd volunteers, renamed 3rd Ark Cav by War Dept.
-reorganized & following officers have been duly elected:
Col Earle
LtCol Hobson
Major Henderson

5/27 Reorganized as 20th Ark from 22nd Ark-Capt Johnson to Col [see also 5/13]

5/27 The 23rd Ark Regt was reorganized “for 3 years or the war” at Camp Priceville, near Tupelo, at which time Capt Thomas L. Westmoreland’s independent Co was added, bringing the Regt up to full strength.

5/27 McCray's Bn was reorganized as the 31st Ark Inf Regt [most company officers dropped]

6/3 S.O. # 104
-Maj T H Rosser not being re-elected in recent reorganization of the army is honorably discharged
-Maj D F Schall 3rd Ark Cav not being re-elected is discharged
-Col C {I} Turnbull elected & confirmed

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