14TH (POWERS) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT
           CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

History of the 14th  Arkansas Infantry

Co. A —Marion County.
Co. B —Marion County.
Co. C —Marion County.
Co. D —Searcy County.
Co. E —Newton County.
Co. F —Fulton County.
Co. G —Carroll County.
Co. H —Searcy County.
Co. I —Izard County.
Co. K —Searcy County.
 

The CSRs for this unit are on the following rolls of film in Series M317:

Roll #133  A-C
Roll #134  D-L
Roll #135  M-T
Roll #136  V-Z

The 14th (Mitchell's-Powers) Inf Regt was organized in the summer and fall of 1861 with Col. William C. Mitchell, commanding.
The regt was reorganized 16 May 1862. It was field consolidated with the 18th and 23rd Inf Regts from Feb 1863 to Jul 1863. It was surrendered at Port Hudson, LA, on Jul 8, 1863. It was paroled during the same month and was consolidated with the 15th NW, 16th and 21st Inf Regts and became the 1st Infantry Regiment Consolidated, Trans-Mississippi Dept in Jan 1864.

The battle credits were:
Pea Ridge, AR (Elk Horn Tavern) 7-8 Mar 1862
Corinth, MS Campaign Apr-Jun 1862
Iuka, MS 19 Sep 1862
Corinth, MS 3-4 Oct 1862
Port Hudson, LA May-Jun 1863

4 men were transferred to Co K, 27th TX Cav (1st TX Legion) from Co C 10 Sep 1862
3 men were transferred to Co K, 27th TX Cav (1st TX Legion) from Co E 10 Sep 1862
14 men were transferred to Co K, 27th TX Cav (1st TX Legion) from Co F 10 Sep 1862
8 men were transferred to Co K, 27th TX Cav (1st TX Legion) from Co H 10 Sep 1862.
 
 

Allen, John
Major—Elected major from Co. H, August 22, 1861; not reelected at reorganization and dropped from the rolls, May 23, 1862.

Campbell, John T
Ordnance Sergeant—Appointed from Co. I, May 23, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled, July 13, 1863.

Deane, James S
Assistant Surgeon—Relieved from duty, May 21, 1862, to report to Maj. Brooks.

Dodson, Eli
Colonel—Elected colonel, May 14, 1862; resigned and dropped from the rolls in 1863.

Fowler, Pleasant
Lieutenant-Colonel—Elected lieutenant-colonel from Co. F, May 23, 1862; age 32, born in North Carolina; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; sent to Johnson’s Island, Ohio; transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, March 21, 1865; released on oath of allegiance, July 24, 1865; age 34.

Jones, John W
Hospital Steward—Appointed from Co. K, May 23, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled, July 13, 1863.

Messick, Elisha H
Major—Elected major at Corinth, Mississippi, May 23, 1862; age 25, born in Tennessee; rejected by the board; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; sent to Rock Island Barracks, Illinois.

Messick, J H
Major—See personal papers of Col. Powers.

Mitchell, William C
Colonel—Elected colonel from Co. G, August 22, 1861; captured at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, April 24, 1862; transferred to Johnson’s Island, Ohio; forwarded to Vicksburg, Mississippi, for exchange, September 1, 1862; not reelected at reorganization and dropped from the rolls, May 23, 1862.

Powers, Frank P
Colonel—The Senate did not approve his appointment as colonel, stating that Maj. Gen. Van Dorn had no authority to make such an appointment, that the way to be a commander was to be elected at reorganization or appointed or elected at the initial organization; see also Powers’ Regiment Confederate Cavalry.

Russell, William B
Surgeon—Appointed from Texas; age 26, born in Vermont; transferred to 27th Texas Cavalry, September 10, 1862.

Wolf, Andrew Jackson
Assistant Quartermaster—Appointed from Co. I; age 30, born in Arkansas; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863.

Wolf, George W
Drum-Major—Appointed from Co. I; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled, July 13, 1863.

Wolf, John H B
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Appointed from Co. I; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled, July 13, 1863.

Wolf, John B
Assistant Commissary—Appointed from Co. I; age 22, born in Arkansas; captured at Jackson, Louisiana, May 24, 1863.
 

Clark, Phillip
Private—Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; refused to sign parole; sent to St. Louis, Missouri, July 6, 1863.

Harrison, Ezekiel
Private—Captured at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; sent to military prison at Alton, Illinois; died in prison, April 29, 1862, due to typhoid fever.

Morgan, J H
Private—Captured, June 28, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois.

Parr, Arch J
Private—Captured at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; sent to military prison at Alton, Illinois; exchanged at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 17, 1862.

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