26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
26th Infantry Regiment [also called 3rd Trans-Mississippi Regiment] was
organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the northwestern section of
the state. This unit served in McRae's, Cabell's, L. C. Gause's, and Roane's
Brigade. It skirmished in the Indian Territory, saw action at
Devil's Backbone,
and later participated in the fight at Jenkins' Ferry . The regiment was included in the surrender
on June 2, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Iverson L. Brooks, A. G.
Greenwood, Asa S. Morgan, F. P. Yell; Lieutenant Colonels James P. Stanley and
John C. Wright; and Major Samuel Gibson.
Partial Roster
Company H
James M. Boen (c1830-1862) Private. Son of William Monroe Boen and Narcissa Jane Farmer, husband of Zilpha
Horner. Died of Disease in Austin, Conway County, Arkansas. Buried in Camp
Nelson Confederate Cemetery , Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas.
Jesse A. Boen (1839-1862) Private.
Son of William Monroe Boen and Narcissa Jane Farmer, husband of Mary Ann Horner.
Died of Disease in Austin, Conway County, Arkansas. Buried in Camp Nelson
Confederate Cemetery , Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas.
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