▁Brigade ▁of ▁Act ing ▁Major ▁General ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Church ill ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁B . ▁Mag r uder ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Army ▁Corps . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁a ▁union ▁sp y ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁T amp an ' s ▁Brigade ▁and ▁Church ill ' s ▁Division ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Cam den , ▁in ▁O u ach ita ▁County , ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁General ▁Kir by ▁Smith ' s ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁his ▁forces ▁lists ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Thompson ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁James ▁C . ▁T app an ' s , ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Act ing ▁Major ▁General ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Church ill ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁B . ▁Mag r uder ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Army ▁Corps , ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Major ▁General ▁Church ill ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁his ▁division ▁to ▁M inden , ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁occup y ▁winter ▁qu arters . ▁Union ▁command ers ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁reported ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁that ▁General