R. H. Middleton, age 33, Private, Captain Johnson’s Company, McRae’s Regiment,* joined for duty and enrolled June 23, 1862 at Springfield by J. E Glenn for 3 years, present at the July 19, 1862 muster,** no other records

* This company subsequently became Company I, 36th Regiment Arkansas Infantry

This regiment was designated at various times as McRae’s Regiment Arkansas Infantry, Glenn’s Regiment Arkansas Infantry and Davie’s Regiment Arkansas Infantry; and at the same time it was also known as 2nd Regiment Trans-Mississippi Infantry, 28th Regiment Arkansas Infantry, and 36th Regiment Arkansas Infantry

** Note: For Company I, the next bi-monthly report would have been for the period August/September, 1862, however this roll is missing from the records. The next surviving muster roll in the records for the company is that for the period March & April, 1863. As his name does not reappear,
he must have been dropped from the roll for some unknown reason. This could have been due to discharge, transfer, desertion, death. He very well may have been killed at the battle of Prairie Grove December 7, 1862. One could also suspect that he and Thomas Middleton, who enlisted at the same time may have deserted. We just do not know from the available records.

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Thomas Middleton, Private, Captain Johnson’s Company, McRae’s Regiment,* joined for duty and enrolled June 23, 1862 at Springfield by J. E Glenn for 3 years, present at the July 19, 1862 muster,** no other records

M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas

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36th Arkansas Infantry Rgt.

Cols. Dandridge McRae, James M. Davie, John E. Glenn,
LtCols. J. E. Glenn, W. S. Hanna, Walter C. Robinson,
Majs. W. S. Hanna, Joseph F. Hathaway.

The regiment was originally organized in the summer of 1862 as McRae's
Emergency Rgt. and then designated 28th Ark. Infantry Rgt. It was also
known as the 2nd Trans-Mississippi Rgt. It was attached to McRae's, L.
C. Gause's and Roane's brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought
at Prairie Grove. In January 1863 it was reorganized as the 36th Ark.
Infantry Rgt. At Helena it lost 21 killed, 70 wounded and 68 missing.
It fought at Jenkins' Ferry and later saw light action in Arkansas and
Louisiana. The unit was included in the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department on June 2, 1865.

Submitted by John Haseltine
Historical Data Systems, Inc.

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Prairie Grove Order of Battle

26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment- Col Asa S. Morgan (412)
28th (36th) Arkansas Infantry - Ltc John E. Glenn (497)
30th (39th) Arkansas Infantry - Col Archibald J. McNeill (304)
32nd Arkansas Infantry - Ltc Charles L. Young (370)
Marshall's Arkansas Battery - Cpt John G. Marshall (78 men, two 6 pound smooth bore cannon, two 12 pound field howitzers)

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The 28th Infantry Regiment, originally known as McRae's Emergency Regiment and also called 2nd Trans-Mississippi Regiment, was organized on June 26, 1862.[1] Colonel Dandridge McRae, Lieutenant Colonel John E. Glenn, and Major W. S. Hanna were in command.[2] During the reorganization of the 1st Corps, Army of the Trans-Mississippi, following the Battle of Prairie Grove, the unit was redesignated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment.[2][3]