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http://www.28thwisconsin.com/service/helena.html
ORDER OF BATTLE
Battle of Helena, Arkansas
4 July 1863

The following units were attached to
Fagan's Brigade:
Miller's Company Arkansas Cavalry, No
Capt. J.J. Miller Losses
Denson's Company Louisiana Cavalry, Reported
Capt. W.B. Denson
One undesignated company of cavalry
Etter's Arkansas Battery (4 guns),
Capt. C.B. Etter
Blocker's Arkansas Battery (4 guns),
Capt. W.D. Blocker

http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/etterbat1.html
Washington Artillery (Etter’s Battery)

The Washington Artillery was organized at Washington, Hempstead county, Arkansas, on June 14, 1862, by Captain Chambers Brady Etter. The battery was later designated as the 6th Arkansas Field Battery. The Washington Artillery spent its entire existence in the Trans-Mississippi Army, serving in Arkansas and Louisiana. Initially equipped with six Parrott guns, elements of Etter’s Battery fought at Helena and Little Rock in 1863, and at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, in 1864. Toward the end of the war, the Washington Artillery was coverted to siege artillery, manning 8-inch Columbiads and siege guns at Grand Ecore and Alexandria, Louisiana. The remnants of the battery surrendered at Alexandria, Louisiana, June 4, 1865.
The records of the Washington Artillery are highly fragmentary. One muster roll survives, dated January 7, 1863, “in Camp at Little Rock,” when the battery was stationed on the grounds of St. John’s College. This roll probably only lists a third of the men who actually served with the Washington Artillery during the war. From other sources, such as prisoner-of-war records, pension applications, and postwar reminiscences, an expanded, but certainly a non-authoritative roster of most of the men has been developed.

Etter, Chambers Brady—Captain. “Present.” [Previously served in the Hempstead Rifles and 8th Arkansas Militia; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census.]

http://civilwarhelena.com/history/battle-of-helena/
General John F. Fagan in Little Rock commanded an infantry brigade with a detachment of cavalry. The infantry consisted of 34th, 35th and 37th Arkansas and Hawthorn’s Arkansas Infantry. He also had Miller’s Company Arkansas Cavalry and Densons’ Company Louisiana Cavalry. Adding to Fagan’s firepower were two four-gun batteries—Etter’s Battery and Blocker’s Battery

http://mansfieldbattlefield.com/aboutthebattle.asp
Detachment, District of Arkansas
Brig. Gen. Thomas James Churchill
First Division
Brig. Gen. James C. Tappan
Tappan’s Brigade—Col. H. L. Grinstead
19th (Dawson’s) and 24th Arkansas Infantry—Lt. Col. William R. Hardy
27th and 38th Arkansas Infantry—Col. R G. Shaver
33rd Arkansas Infantry—Col. Hiram L. Grinstead
Etter’s Arkansas Battery—Capt. Chambers B. Etter

http://www.arkansasties.com/Military/CivilWar1862.htm
December 7, 1862
The Confederate army under General Hindman, met at Prairie Grove, 10 miles south of Fayetteville, the Union army of Generals Herron and Blunt. Hindman’s army consisted of two corps, as follows:
First Corps
Maj. Gen. T.C. Hindman, commanding.
First Division, Brigadier General John S. Roane;
Second brigade (dismounted cavalry) under Bass, Stevens, Guess and Alexander; Etter’s Arkansas battery.

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