History of 3rd Arkansas C.S.A. at Battle of Antietam, 1862 - prepared for Vernon Dutton and the Southern Arkansas Historical Society in El Dorado, Arkansas

1. 3RD
ARKANSAS C.S.A.
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2. The Uniform

5. Finding Littleton C Duke

7. Champagnolle Cemetery

8. Three Creeks, Arkansas

9. 3rd
ARKANSAS INFANTRY C.S.A.
11 companies taken from 5 counties

10. 3rd
ARKANSAS INFANTRY C.S.A.
11 companies taken from 5 counties

11. 3rd
ARKANSAS INFANTRY C.S.A.
11 companies taken from 5 counties

12. 3rd
ARKANSAS INFANTRY C.S.A.
11 companies taken from 5 counties

29. Original position of the 3rd
Arkansas and 27th
NC on
September 17, 1862

30. The 2 regiments joined
Cobb’s Brigade as they
crossed Hagerstown Pike.
A split-rail fence lined
the road during the Battle
of Antietam.

31. The 3rd
Arkansas
traversed this knoll in
their advance toward
Mumma’s Farm.

32. Continuing the advance
over the crest of this
ridge and into Mumma’s
swale.

33. Going up and over the
ridge.

34. Continuing the advance.
The Antietam Visitor
Center is beyond the
stand of trees.

35. Beyond the crest of that
ridge lies Mumma’s
swale.

36. The end of a long, uphill
doubletime.

37. The first view down into
the battlefield.

38. Continuing the advance,
and now within firing
range of Union batteries.

39. 3rd
Arkansas and 27th
NC
are turned east by
advancing Federal troops

40. Their next barrier is the
fence rail at Mumma’s
Lane.

41. Mumma’s Lane

42. The tree line over there is
as far as the 3rd
Arkansas
advanced on Sept. 17th
.

43. Placing a flag in memory
of the 3rd
Arkansas at
Mumma’s Lane

54. 3RD
ARKANSAS C.S.A.
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