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6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
6th Infantry Regiment was formed at Little Rock, Arkansas, in June, 1861,
with 604 men. Its companies were recruited in Little Rock and the counties of
Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita, Arkansas, Lafayette, and Union. The unit fought at Shiloh
and
Perryville, then
served in General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In December,
1862, it was consolidated with the 7th Arkansas Regiment. It participated in the
campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to
Atlanta, endured
Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. The
6th/7th lost 28 killed and 140 wounded at Murfreesboro, had 16 disabled at
Ringgold Gap,
totaled 314 men and 265 arms in December, 1863, and sustained 66 casualties at
the Battle of Atlanta. Few surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were
Colonels Alexander T. Hawthorne, Richard Lyon, Samuel G. Smith; Lieutenant
Colonels F. J. Cameron, Gordon N. Peay, and Peter Snyder; and Majors William F.
Douglass and Dawson L. Killgore.
Partial Roster
Company G
Paul Thomas Elmore (1838-1920) Private. Son of Charles Elmore and Sarah Martin Watters. Buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas.