History of 11th/17th Arkansas Mntd. Inf. Note: If you find your Ancestor listed in our Combined Roster of 11th/17th Consolidated Mounted Infantry, Please fill out the Form on the Muster Roll Page and we will add the information ASAP.   New Combined Roster of the 17th, 11th/17th Arkansas Infantry Arkansas 11th/17th Mounted Infantry Muster Roll Enter your Ancestors in our Muster Roll In March of 1863, the 11th Arkansas Infantry and the 17th Arkansas Infantry were consolidated to bring the strength of each unit to an acceptable number. This new command would serve in this capacity with Col. John L. Logan in charge, since he was the senior Colonel superseding Col. John Griffith of the 17th Arkansas Infantry. Companies H and I of the Eleventh Arkansas were combined with Company C while the remaining companies while the remaining companies remained the same. The Companies of the Seventeenth Arkansas were combined into 3 companies, H, I, and K of the new consolidated regiment. Almost immediately the War Dept. ordered the unit mounted with plans for it to serve as a mounted infantry rather than rather than Cavalry. The "footsore" troops gladly accepted their mounts and spent long hours drilling in this new branch of service. Col. John Logan Col. John Griffith The men still carried long muskets but were not issued sabres and when in battle still operated on foot but only traveled from place to place on horseback. This decreased travel time by a large margin. The first duties of the Eleventh / Seventeenth Infantry was to travel to Southeast Louisiana to slow Union advance while preparations were made upstream to meet the enemy. The men of the Eleventh / Seventeenth Infantry would spend the remainder of the war in Louisiana and Mississippi and in November of 1863, with the departure of John Logan, Col. John Griffith was given command of the brigade which consisted of: 11th/17th Arkansas Mntd. Infantry 14th Confederate Cav. 9th Louisiana Battalion 9th Tennessee Battalion Stockdale's Miss. Battalion Wilbourn's Miss. Battalion Robert's Miss. Battery The Eleventh and Seventeenth Arkansas was now commanded by Lt. Col. McDuff Vance of the Eleventh Arkansas and on November 23, Col. Wirt Adams was promoted to Brigadier General and was given the brigade commanded by Col. John Griffith. Col. Griffith returned to his original regiment and the men he had led previously. In the winter of 1863/1864, The Cavalry Brigade of Gen. Wirt Adams now consisted of: 11th/17th Ark. Mntd. Infantry 14th Confederate Cavalry 9th Louisiana Battalion 2nd Miss. Battalion 4th Miss. Battalion Wood's Miss. Cavalry (Wirt Adam's old unit) 9th Tenn. Battalion Robert's Miss. Battery By May 13, 1865, most of the 11th/17th Arkansas had turned themselves in to Federal garrisons in Jackson, Miss. and were paroled. This History of the 11th/17th Inf. was taken from "Ranks of Honor" © Anthony Rushing of Benton, Arkansas 11th / 17th Arkansas Mounted Infantry Battle Reports Wilson's Creek, MO - Aug. 10, 1861 Elkhorn Tavern, AR - Mar. 7-8, 1862 Iuka, MS - Sept. 19, 1862 Corinth, MS - Oct. 3-4, 1862 Clinton, LA - June 3, 1863 Jackson, LA - Aug. 3, 1863 Catlett's, Scott's Ferry, Livingston, Clinton, Edward's Depot, MS - Oct.16-19, 1863 Natchez, MS - Dec. 2-6, 1863 Clinton/Baker's Creek, MS - Feb. 5, 1864 USS Petrel capture, MS - April 22, 1864 Concord Church, MS - Dec. 1, 1864 Franklin, MS - Jan. 2, 1865 Related Links History of the 17th Arkansas Infantry Back to EMWS This page hosted by GeoCities Get your Free Home Page