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Re: Anderson's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion

ANDERSON'S UNATTACHED CAVALRY BATTALION
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
This battalion was organized in the summer of 1864 and consisted of our companies and was assigned to Fagan's Cavalry Division, Price's Cavalry Corps. The first commander was Cpt William L. Anderson.
There are no records of the unit after Price's Missouri Raid Sep-Oct 1864.
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Fought in the Battles of Mine Creek & Westport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_Creek_Confederate_order_of_battle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westport_Confederate_order_of_battle

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Many men from Pocahontas, Randolph County - All enlistment were 18 Sep 1864.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 25 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. Roster.
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Anderson's_Unattached_Battalion,_Arkansas_Cavalry_(Confederate)

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