1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbin's)

1st (Dobbins') Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
Regimental Color of Dobbins' Arkansas Cavalry
Active	1862–1865
Disbanded	May 25, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Arkansas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Regiment
Role	Cavalry
Facings	Yellow
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Helena Battle of Bayou Fourche Battle of Pine Bluff Price's Missouri Expedition Battle of Fort Davidson Fourth Battle of Boonville Battle of Glasgow, Missouri Battle of Sedalia Second Battle of Lexington Battle of Little Blue River Second Battle of Independence Battle of Byram's Ford Battle of Westport Battle of Marais des Cygnes Battle of Mine Creek Battle of Marmiton River Second Battle of Newtonia
Commanders
Commanding Officer	Col. Archibald S. Dobbins

The 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, colloquially known as Dobbins' Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War commanded by Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins.

Organization

The Cavalry was made up of: ^[1]

• Company A – Capt. Samuel Corley, of Phillips County. Formerly known as Corley's Company, Chrisman's Battalion: ^[2]
• Company B – Capt. Rufus D. Anderson of Phillips County. Formerly known as Anderson's Company. ^[3]
• Company C – Capt. James H. McGehee of St. Francis County. Formerly known as McGhees Company, ^[4]
• Company D – Capt. George W. Rutherford of Independence County. Formerly known as Rutherford's Company. ^[5]
• Company E – Capt. Morgan M. Bateman of Jackson County. Also known as Bateman's Company. ^[6]
• Company F – Capt. Robert C. Nall of St. Francis County. ^[7]
• Company G – Capt. James F. Barton of Crittenden County. Also known as Barton's Company. ^[8]
• Company H – Capt. William R. Coody of Woodruff County. ^[9]
• Company I – Capt. John T. West of Independence County. ^[10]
• Company K – Capt. William Weatherly of Phillips County.

Company F was consolidated with Company A on January 3, 1864. ^[11]

Companies D & H were consolidated with Company E on January 3, 1864. ^[12]

The original regimental staff officers were: ^[13]

• Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins
• Lieutenant Colonel F. M. Chrisman
• Major Samuel Corley

Battles

The court martial resulted from Colonel Dobbins' refusal to accept orders from General John S. Marmaduke because Marmaduke had killed Brigadier General L. M. Walker in a duel just before the Battle of Little Rock. ^[14]

Dobbins' Arkansas Cavalry was engaged in the following battles: ^[15]

Colonel Archibald Dobbins

• Battle of Helena, Arkansas July 4, 1863
• Battle of Bayou Fourche September 10, 1863
• Battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 25, 1863
• Price's Missouri Expedition, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September–October, 1864

• Battle of Fort Davidson, Missouri, September 27, 1864
• Fourth Battle of Boonville, Missouri, October 11, 1864
• Battle of Glasgow, Missouri, October 15, 1864
• Battle of Sedalia, Missouri, October 15, 1864
• Second Battle of Lexington, Missouri, October 19, 1864
• Battle of Little Blue River, Missouri, October 21, 1864
• Second Battle of Independence, Missouri, October 21–22, 1864
• Battle of Byram's Ford, Missouri, October 22–23, 1864
• Battle of Westport, Missouri, October 23, 1864
• Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Linn County, Kansas, October 25, 1864
• Battle of Mine Creek, Missouri, October 25, 1864
• Battle of Marmiton River, Missouri, October 25, 1864
• Second Battle of Newtonia, Missouri, October 28, 1864

Flag

Regimental colors captured near Tulip, Arkansas, October 12, 1863.

Dobbins' regimental colors were captured by Indiana cavalry near Tulip, Arkansas, in October 1863. Colonel Powell Clayton with three hundred and fifty men the 1st Indiana Cavalry and four pieces of light artillery, making a circuitous route, marching ninety miles in thirty-three hours, succeeded in surprising and completely routing Colonel Dobbins' cavalry brigade at Tulip, Arkansas, capturing one stand of colors, all his camp and garrison equipage, quartermaster and commissary stores, medical supplies, transportation, etc. ^[16] The flag is currently located in the collections of the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas. This flag measures 53" x 72". It is blue and has a red cross. It has 13 stars. ^[17] Trans-Mississippi Pattern Battle Flag of Dobbins 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. The flag is sometimes referred to as a Polk Pattern flag after the flag used by General Leonidas Polk's Corps east of the Mississippi River. ^[18]

See also

• List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units

Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service.

References

1. Howerton, Bryan R.: "Two Ashley brothers in Dobbins 1st Ark. Cav.", Posted 24 January 2007, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14431
2. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company A", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbina.htm
3. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company B", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbinb.htm
4. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company C", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbinc.htm
5. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company D", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbind.htm
6. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company E", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbine.htm
7. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company A", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbinc.htm
8. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company G", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbing.htm
9. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company H", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbinh.htm
10. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company I", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbini.htm
11. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Company F", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbinf.htm
12. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, E. S., Company A", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbine.htm
13. Ridge, Wanda,: " Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S., Index to the Companies and History", based upon National Archives Microcopy No. 317. Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbindx.htm
14. Massey, James Monroe,: "Dobbins' 1st Arkansas Cavalry, C. S. A.", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 2 December 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dobbhist.htm
15. Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN   0-8160-2288-7, page 118.
16. Moore, Frank. Ed. "Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7." Van Nostrand. New York, New York. 1862. Page 210, Accessed 15 February 2012, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0042%3Achapter%3D210File:Creative+Commons+by-sa+small.svg This+article+incorporates+text+from+this+source,+which+is+available+under+the+CC+BY-SA+3.0+license.
17. Dobbins' 1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry, Old State House Museum, Accessed 15 February 2012, http://www.oldstatehouse.com/collections/flags/flagDetail.asp?g=4&img=3. Archived 2012-02-19.
18. Biggs, Greg, "Re: Arkansas regiment captured at Helena", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 5 August 2007, Accessed 17 December 2012, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=16197

Bibliography

• Maxfield, T. "George W. Rutherford's Company C, 1st Arkansas Cavalry." (Prepared by N. Britton.) Independence County Chronicle, 25, No. 3/4 (April–July 1984): 33-35.
• Dedmondt, Glenn. "The Flags Of Civil War Arkansas" (Pelican Publishing Co., 2009). page 106. ISBN   978-1-58980-190-5

External links

• Thomas Jacob Barb, Manuscripts of the American Civil War, University of Notre Dame
• Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
• The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
• The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
• The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas