to Johnson's Island Military Prison. The enlisted personnel of the 23rd Arkansas were paroled and returned to Arkansas. After being officially exchanged in the spring of 1864 the unit was converted to mounted infantry and took an active part in Price's Missouri Expedition. When the unit was paroled and exchanged back to Arkansas following its surrender at Port Hudson, a new Company H, from Craighead County, was added to replace the Clark County company, which did not rejoin the regiment after being exchanged. Campaign Credit The unit is credited with participation in the following campaigns and battles: Iuka-Corinth Campaign, April–June 1862. Battle of Corinth, October 3–4, 1862. Siege of Port Hudson, May–July 1863. Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September–October, 1864. Battle of Fort Davidson, Missouri, September 27, 1864. Fourth Battle of Boonville, Missouri, October 11, 1864. Battle of Glasgow, Missouri, October 15, 1864. Battle of Sedalia, Missouri, October 15, 1864. Second Battle of Lexington, Missouri, October 19, 1864. Battle of Little Blue River, Missouri, October 21, 1864. Second Battle of Independence, Missouri, October 21–22, 1864. Battle of Byram's Ford, Missouri, October 22–23, 1864. Battle of Westport, Missouri, October 23, 1864. Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Linn County, Kansas, October 25, 1864. Battle of Mine Creek, Missouri, October 25, 1864. Battle of Marmiton River, Missouri, October 25, 1864. Second Battle of Newtonia, Missouri, October 28, 1864. Surrender Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, Commander of the Military Sub-District of Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri, to which the regiment was assigned at the close of the war, surrendered his command at Chalk Bluff, Arkansas on May 11, 1865, and agreed to have his men assemble at Wittsburg and Jacksonport, Arkansas to lay down their arms and receive their paroles. Thompson's command was widely dispersed throughout northeast Arkansas, more for reasons of available forage than anything else. Most members of the 23rd Arkansas surrendered and were paroled at Wittsburg on May 25, 1865. See also List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State Confederate Units by State Arkansas in the American Civil War Arkansas Militia in the Civil War Notes References External links Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas Units and formations of