ed ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁As st ▁Sur geon , ▁Jun ius ▁N . ▁B rag g , ▁was ▁appointed ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁James ▁E . ▁L ide , ▁who ▁en list ed ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁at ▁Cam den , ▁AR . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁escaped ▁P OW ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁App oint ed ▁S gt ▁Major ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁Confeder ate ▁R anks ▁The ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁reg iments ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁servants ▁and ▁slaves ▁on ▁its ▁must er ▁roll s . ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁slaves ▁and ▁servants ▁to ▁accomp any ▁their ▁master s ▁to ▁war , ▁some ▁even ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁battle field , ▁it ▁was ▁un common ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁actually ▁be ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁must er ▁roll s . ▁The ▁following ▁African ▁Americans ▁are ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ' s ▁M uster ▁roll s : ▁ ▁Batt les ▁ ▁Pra irie ▁Gro ve ▁Camp aign ▁The ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Sh