6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment

The 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment or the 1st Trans-Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (also known as "Fagan's regiment" or "Monroe's regiment") was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was successively commanded by Colonels James F. Fagan and James C. Monroe.

6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
Active	1862–1865
Disbanded	May 26, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Arkansas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Part of	Cabell's Brigade
Nickname(s)	"Fagan's regiment" "Monroe's regiment"
Facings	Yellow
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Cane Hill Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Fayetteville Battle of Devil's Backbone Battle of Pine Bluff Battle of Elkin's Ferry Battle of Poison Spring Battle of Marks' Mills Battle of Fort Davidson Battle of Little Blue River Battle of Independence Battle of Westport Battle of Marais des Cygnes Battle of Mine Creek Battle of Marmiton River Battle of Newtonia
Commanders
Commanding officers	Col. James F. Fagan Col. James C. Monroe

See also

• List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units

Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service.

Further reading

• Rushing, Anthony (October 21, 2020). "Monroe's First/Sixth Arkansas Cavalry (CS)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: CALS. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

External links

• 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment at the U.S. National Park Service