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The Arkansas 15th (McRae's-Hobbs'-Boone's) Infantry Regiment [also called 21st and Northwest Regiment] was formed in December, 1861, using the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. It took an active part in the battles at Wilson's Creek and Elkhorn Tavern, and on March 11, 1862, contained 10 officers and 168 men. Later the unit moved east of the Mississippi River, fought at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge, then was assigned to M. E. Green's and Dockery's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It sustained 82 casualties at Port Gibson and was part of the garrison captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. When exchanged, the regiment was not reorganized, but some of its members joined other Arkansas commands.
Colonels Squire Boone, James H. Hobbs, and Dandridge McRae; Lieutenant Colonel William W. Reynolds; and Majors D. A. Stuart and William Thompson
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| Hooker, Col. Charles E. - Confederate Military History - Arkansas Volume - 592 pgs. | $12.95  Paperback $35.00 | $15.00 |
| Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the 15th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Northwest) | $12.95 Paperback $19.95 | $15.00 |
| Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in Arkansas | $35.00 | |
| Rigdon, John C. Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index | $15.00 | |
| The Southern Historical Society Papers | $69.95 | |
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