ings ▁in ▁mid ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁which ▁were ▁organized ▁there ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas . ▁These ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁arrived ▁a ▁week ▁or ▁so ▁apart ▁at ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings , ▁one ▁in ▁early ▁July ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁after ▁July ▁ 1 5 . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁the ▁regiment ▁included ▁ 1 1 ▁companies . ▁Once ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas ▁was ▁assemble d ▁as ▁a ▁regiment ▁at ▁White ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings , ▁it ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁camp ▁of ▁instruction ▁under ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Sh aver . ▁The ▁regiment ▁remained ▁at ▁Camp ▁White ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings ▁until ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁ordered ▁north ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁brig ade ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Sh a vers . ▁When ▁finally ▁must ered ▁into ▁conf eder ate ▁service ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁volunte er ▁companies ▁from ▁the ▁following ▁count ies : ▁▁ ▁Company ▁A , ▁Command ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁R uf us ▁E ▁Arnold , ▁organized ▁in ▁Columbia ▁County , ▁Ark ansas , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Company ▁B , ▁Command ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁De e ▁Newton , ▁organized ▁in ▁O u ach ita ▁County , ▁Ark ansas , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Company ▁C , ▁Command ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁John ▁A . ▁Good game ,