1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment

1st rkansas Infantry Regiment
Regimental color of the First Arkansas at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas
Active	1861–1865
Disbanded	May 1, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Arkansas
Branch	Army
Role	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	"First Arkansas"
Facings	Light blue
Battles	American Civil War Battle of First Manassas Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Battle of Perryville Battle of Murfreesboro[1] Battle of Liberty Gap Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Ringgold Gap Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Peachtree Creek Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Spring Hill Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville Battle of Bentonville
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. James F. Fagan

The 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "First Arkansas", was an infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The regiment was raised in April 1861 by Colonel Thompson B. Flournoy. It moved first to Virginia, but transferred back to Tennessee and served the rest of the war in the western theater, seeing action in the Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia campaigns. Following its depletion in numbers, the regiment was consolidated several times with other Arkansas regiments, finally merging in 1865 into the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment. There were three regiments known as "1st Arkansas" during the war. The second unit with the designation of "1st Arkansas" was the 1st Infantry, Arkansas State Troops, which was mustered into Confederate service at Pitman's Ferry, Arkansas, on 23 July 1861, under the command of Colonel Patrick Cleburne; this unit was eventually redesignated as the 15th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry. The third unit bearing the title "1st Arkansas" was the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, which served with the Union Army.