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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 80 8 Browse Search
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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
igade, Col. Louis Hebert commanding: Hill's Arkansas infantry, 738; McNair's Fourth Arkansas infantry, 725; McRae's Arkansas battalion, 646; Md come up late on the 6th. It was about 10:30 a. m., says Col. Evander McNair, of the Fourth Arkansas, on the extreme right of Hebert's (Sade was composed of the Arkansas regiments of Colonel McIntosh, Colonel McNair and Colonel Mitchell, Hebert's Third Louisiana, and McRae's batthe infantry bringing up the rear of the retreating army. Col. Evander McNair, who succeeded to the command of Hebert's brigade, said in h his brigade; in numbers far superior; but after a fierce conflict, McNair repulsed him a fourth time, with heavy loss to the enemy. When McNMcNair assumed command of the brigade, it did not amount to more than 1,000 men, having been thinned by casualties, and the men being much fatigurtly afterward the enemy was seen advancing in several columns, and McNair fell back in good order and without haste. His report continues:
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
l Missouri regiments. Second brigade, Col. Louis Hebert—Fourteenth Arkansas, Colonel Mitchell; Seventeenth Arkansas, Col. Frank Rector; with the Third Louisiana, and Greer's and Whitfield's Texans. In Gen. J. P. McCown's division: First brigade, Brig.-Gen. J. L. Hogg—McCray's Arkansas battalion, with Texas regiments Second brigade, Brig.-Gen. T. J. Churchill—First Arkansas cavalry, dismounted, Col. R. W. Harper; Second Arkansas cavalry, dismounted, Col. Ben Embry; Fourth Arkansas, Col. Evander McNair; Turnbull's (formerly Terry's) battalion; Provence's battery. General Van Dorn had recommended for promotion to the rank of brigadier-general, Col. W. N. R. Beall, Col. D. H. Maury, Maj. W. L. Cabell, Lieutenant-Colonel Phifer, Colonel Hebert, and Col. Tom P. Dockery, and assigned them to command as such. Brig.-Gen. W. N. R. Beall, of Arkansas, was assigned to the command of cavalry forces which had been under General Gardner, of Alabama, relieved. Shoup's, Clarkson's, Roberts',<
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
e's division, Fagan's division, Cooper's division. commanded by Maj.-Gen. John B. Magruder, are stated as follows, December 31, 1864: First Arkansas infantry division, Act. Maj.--Gen. Thomas J. Churchill commanding: First Arkansas infantry brigade, Brig.-Gen. John S. Roane—Twentysixth regiment, Col. Iverson L. Brooks; Davie's regiment, Col. James M. Davie; Gause's regiment, Col. Lucien C. Gause; Rogan's regiment, Col. James W. Rogan. Second Arkansas infantry brigade (Dockery's), Brig.-Gen. Evander McNair—First consolidated, Lieut.-Col. Wm. W. Reynolds; Second consolidated, Col. Thomas J. Reid, Jr.; Third consolidated, Col. H. G. P. Williams. Third Arkansas infantry brigade, Brig.-Gen. James C. Tappan—Nineteenth regiment, Col. Wm. R. Hardy; Twenty-seventh regiment, Lieut.-Col. James M. Riggs; Thirty-third regiment, Col. Thomas D. Thomson; Shaver's regiment, Col. R. G. Shaver. Fourth Arkansas infantry brigade, Brig.-Gen. Alexander T. Hawthorn—Thirty-fourth regiment, Col. William H.
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
es of Arkansas, became colonel. The Fourth Arkansas infantry was organized at Miller's Springs, Lawrence county, Mo., August 17, 1861, by the election of Col. Evander McNair, of Hempstead county; Lieut.-Col. A. Bryce Williams, of Hempstead county; Maj. J. H. Clay, of Montgomery county. The regiment was reorganized at Corinth, Mr Creek, and Bentonville, the last prominent battle of the war. This regiment early won distinction in the command of the gallant Ben McCulloch. Its colonel, Evander McNair, was promoted to brigadier-general and earned enviable fame early in the war. The Fourth Arkansas battalion was organized under orders of the military boar east of the Mississippi river who were transferred to the Trans-Mississippi department, as we have seen, were Generals Hindman, Churchill, Rust, Dockery, Cabell, McNair, Beall; Colonels Fagan, Tappan, Hawthorn, Shaver, Crockett, Marmaduke, Provence, John C. Wright, Slemons, B. W. Johnson, Gaither. Maj.-Gen. T. C. Hindman, afte
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
-Col. G. F. Baucum; Swett's battery. Brigadier-General McNair's brigade (McCown's division）—First Aight. McCown advanced in the first line, with McNair on the right, Cleburne's division at first in de by McCown's diversion from the right wheel, McNair halted to protect the flank, and Liddell hurryssing; Polk's brigade, 1,343 strong, lost 347; McNair's brigade lost 424. The following names of ofn color-bearers fell in McNair's brigade. General McNair particularly commended last field officer,enant Key's battery were with Polk's brigade. McNair's brigade, of McCown's division, had been sentC. Govan, and Walthall's Mississippi brigade. McNair's brigade, returned from Mississippi, was in Bans weakened his center, where Longstreet with McNair and other gallant fighters broke through and rrks and through them. Moving on irresistibly, McNair's brigade charged a hill near Dyer's house. Ae the only Arkansas infantry commands engaged, McNair's brigade having been returned to Mississippi.[11 more...]<
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
Brigadier-General Evander McNair Brigadier-General Evander McNair became colonel of the Fourth Arkawas killed and Col. Louis Hebert captured, Colonel McNair took command of the brigade. When Price asion, consisting of the brigades of McCray and McNair, and then sent them to Kirby Smith, who with h. In the desperate battle that here occurred, McNair's brigade turned the enemy's right and contrib rout that followed. On November 4, 1862, Colonel McNair was commissioned brigadier-general. His battery of artillery. On the 31st of December, McNair's brigade took part in the brilliant charge ofight angles to its original position. In May, McNair's brigade was sent from the army of Tennessee gements around Jackson, Miss. At Chickamauga, McNair's was one of the eight brigades which, under Ling of the Union army to rout. In this battle McNair was wounded. He and his brigade were sent bac, of the First battalion of dismounted rifles, McNair's brigade, who was conspicuous in his efforts [1 more...]