or Logan's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. In November 1863 Colonel John Logan was transferred from command of the 11th/17th Arkansas back west of the Mississippi River and Col. John Griffith was given command of the brigade which consisted of:. 11th/17th Arkansas Mounted Infantry. 14th Confederate Cavalry. 9th Louisiana Battalion. 9th Tennessee Battalion. Stockdale's Mississippi Battalion. Wilbourn's Mississippi Battalion. Robert's Mississippi Battery. With Colonel Logan called back west of the river and Colonel Griffith in command of the brigade, command of the 11th/17th Arkansas briefly fell to Lieutenant Colonel McDuff Vance of the 11th. Vance remained in command until November 23, 1863, when Colonel Wirt Adams was promoted to Brigadier General and was given command of the brigade. Col. Griffith was returned to the command of the 11t/17th Arkansas. Colonel Griffith seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to determining when and where to strike a larger enemy force to cause the most damage. The 11th & 17th Arkansas was renowned for its scouting and tracking abilities. The regiment served to the end of the war in this capacity. The regiment was involved in the following engagements: Siege, Port Hudson, Louisiana [detachment] – May 24–July 9, 1863. Assault, Port Hudson, Louisiana [detachment] – May 27, 1863. Assault, Port Hudson, Louisiana [detachment] – June 14, 1863. Surrender, Port Hudson, Louisiana [detachment] – July 9, 1863. Skirmish, Jackson, Louisiana – August 3, 1863. Skirmishes, Canton Road, near Brownsville, Mississippi – October 15–16, 1863. Skirmish, Treadwell Plantation, near Clinton and Vernon Cross Roads, Mississippi – October 16, 1863. Action, Bogue Chitto Creek, Mississippi – October 17, 1863. Skirmish, Clinton, Mississippi – October 17, 1863. Skirmish, Livingston Road, near Clinton, Mississippi – October 18, 1863. Skirmish, Brownsville, Mississippi – October 18, 1863. Operations about Natchez, Mississippi – December 1–10, 1863. Skirmish near Natchez, Mississippi – December 7, 1863. Operations near Natchez, Mississippi – January 27, 1864. Operations against the Expedition from Vicksburg to Meridian, Mississippi – February 3–March 2, 1864. Skirmishes, Meridian, Mississippi – February 9–13, 1864. Skirmish, Canton, Mississippi – February 23, 1864. Skirmish near Canton, Mississippi – February 26, 1864. Skirmish, Canton, Mississippi – February 27, 1864. Skirmish near Canton, Mississippi – February 27–28, 1864. Action, Pearl River, Mississippi [detachment] – 28 Feb 1864. Skirmish, Canton, Mississippi – February 28, 1864. Skirmishes near Mechanicsburg, Mississippi – April 20, 1864. Affair near Yazoo City, Mississippi – April 22, 1864. Capture, Yazoo City, Mississippi