15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Johnson's)

15th (Gee's/Johnson's) Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
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Active	December, 1861–May 26, 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	CSA
Branch	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Fort Henry Battle of Fort Donelson Siege of Port Hudson
Disbanded	May 26, 1865

American Civil War

The 15th (Gee's/Johnson's) Arkansas Infantry (1861–1864) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was raised in January 1862 under Colonel James M. Gee. It served in Kentucky and was surrendered at Fort Donelson in February 1862. Reorganized following its parole and exchange under Colonel Benjamin W. Johnson, the regiment served in Louisiana and was again surrendered at Port Hudson in July 1863. Reorganized again following its second parole and exchange, the regiment was finally merged in September 1864 with several other Arkansas regiments into the 3rd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment.

There were two other Confederate infantry regiments which received the designation "15th Arkansas". The first, which was originally commanded by Colonel (later Major General) Patrick Cleburne, was known as the 15th (Josey's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment and the other, originally commanded by Colonel (later Brigadier General) Dandridge McRea, was known as the 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment.

The 15th (Johnson's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized at Camden, Arkansas, on January 2, 1862, with the following regimental officers:

The regiment was originally composed of six volunteer companies from Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita, and Union counties. The original company commanders were: