The 22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment was an infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
Regimental color of the 22nd Arkansas at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
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The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought on April 30, 1864, in Hot Spring and Saline counties, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Ending in a tact
22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment
…they rested overnight, then joined the pursuit of Steele's retreating army, catching it trying to cross the Saline River near Jenkins' Ferry. At the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry. Colonel Cocke was killed during the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry. On September 30, 1864, the regiment was assigned to Brigadier General Alexander T…
Major-General Frederick Steele, commander of the Department of Arkansas and 7th Army Corps
General E. Kirby Smith's strategy was to isolate Banks' and Steele's armies and annihilate each one separately.
Led by Major-General Sterling Price, the Confederates fought a strong defensive campaign and stopped the Union advance at Camden, Arkansas.
A view of the battlefield from the old ferry site at Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park in 2022.