7th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment 321 Enlistments

The core of the Seventh Arkansas Cavalry originated with the five companies (A, B, C, D, and E), composing [Colonel John F.] Hill's Cavalry Battalion. This unit had seen action through 1863 in both Arkansas and the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). On 25 July 1863, Hill was ordered to attempt to increase his command to a regiment. In the autumn and winter of 1863, five other cavalry companies were added to Hill's Battalion to create the 7th Arkansas Cavalry. Hill remained as Colonel of the new unit. Oliver Basham was elected Lieutenant Colonel (killed at Pilot Knob, Missouri), with James L. Adams and later John C. Ward acting as Major. John W. Halliburton was elected Adjutant and Mark A.J. Bonville was Quarter Master Captain. R. Linthicum was the regimental surgeon.

Company A: Pope County
Company B: Johnson County
Company C: Searcy County
Company D: Yell County
Company E: Johnson and Franklin Counties
Company F: No record
Company G: Madison County
Company H: Pope and Johnson Counties
Company I: No record
Company K: Franklin and Johnson Counties
Company L: Johnson County
Company M: Johnson County

FIELD ASSIGNMENTS

July-November 1863: Cabell's Cavalry Brigade, District of the Indian Territory, Trans-Mississippi Department
November '63-January '64: Cabell's Brigade, Marmaduke's Cavalry Division, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department
March-April 1864: Cabell's Brigade, Fagan's Cavalry Division, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department
April-May 1864: Detached to serve as escort for 600 Federal prisoners being marched to Tyler, Texas after engagement at Mark's Mills, AR on 25 April 1864.
May-August 1864: Cabell's Brigade, Fagan's Cavalry Division, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department
September-November 1864: 1st (Cabell's) Arkansas Cavalry Brigade, 1st (Fagan's) Cavalry Division, Price's Cavalry Corps, Army of Missouri
Nov. 10-Dec. 10 1864 30 day furlough granted. Regiment to rendezvous at Spring, Hill, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
December 1864-May 1865: 1st Arkansas Cavalry Brigade, 1st Arkansas Cavalry Division, Trans-Mississippi Department
(The majority of this time the regiment was stationed at Marshall, Texas. In March of 1865, part of the regiment was at Shreveport, Louisiana)

Battles\Engagements\Actions\Skirmishes fought:

Devil's Backbone, AR 1 September 1863 (7 Cos. A, B, C, E, G, H and K)
Dardanelle, AR 12 September 1863 (2 Cos. D and E)
Fayetteville, AR 11-14 Oct 1863 (Co. G)
Clarksville, AR 28 October 1863 (Co. L)
Pine Bluff, AR 28 Oct 1863 (3 Cos. B, C, D)
Russellville, AR November 1863 (Co. M)
Camden Expedition March-May 1864
Elkin’s Ferry, AR 3 Apr 1864
Prairie D’Ane, AR 9-12 April 1864
Poison Springs, AR 18 April 1864
Camden, AR 20 Apr 1864
Marks' Mill, AR 25 April 1864
Dardanelle, AR 16 May 1864
Pine Bluff, AR 30 July 1864
Price's Missouri Raid September-October 1864
Arcadia, MO 27 September 1864
Pilot Knob, MO 27 September 1864
Franklin, MO 1 October 1864
Moreau Bottom, MO 7 October 1864
California, MO 9 October 1864
Booneville, MO 11-12 October 1864
Lexington, MO 18 October 1864
Little Blue River, MO 21 October 1864
Independence, MO 22 October 1864
Westport, MO 23 October 1864
Marais des Cygnes, KS 25 October 1864
Fayetteville, AR 2 November 1864

The men were paroled 26 May 1865 at Marshall, Texas.
The regiment was officially surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith on 2 June 1865 at Galveston, Texas