Roberts' / Wiggins' Arkansas Battery - Horse Artillery: Civil War Reenactors.

Roberts'/Wiggins' Arkansas Battery was organized in the late summer and early fall of 1862. Some members had been seen prior active service briefly in Reid's Arkansas Battery. Almost all the members of the battery had been recruited in Clark County, Arkansas, giving the battery one of its two nicknames - the Clark County Light Artillery. Because the battery served almost exclusively with the Calvary arm of the service, it was also called the Arkansas Horse Artillery.

Captains Franklin Roberts and J. H. Wiggins commanded the unit. Like most Civil War units, however, alternate designations were used in place of the official name on numerous occasions. These unofficial names were derived from the name of the officer in charge of a section of the battery or one who temporarily commanded the whole unit.

If you have any questions about recent or upcoming reenactments or living history, or if you are interested in becoming a Civil War Reenactor please contact us.

Contact officer of Wiggins Battery, Arkansas Horse Artillery, C.S.A:
1st Sgt. John A. Crain
P. O. Box 351
Mountain Home, AR 72653

john@wigginsbattery.com

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