aver ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Daniel ▁M . ▁F rost ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Division ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Thomas ▁C . ▁H ind man ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pra irie ▁Gro ve ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁other ▁reg iments ▁in ▁the ▁brig ade ▁were ▁the ▁ 2 7 th , ▁ 3 8 th , ▁and ▁Adams ' ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Reg iments . ▁According ▁to ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Sh aver ' s ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pra irie ▁Gro ve , ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁support ▁Colonel ▁D and ridge ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁Brigade ▁during ▁the ▁fight ▁at ▁Pra irie ▁Gro ve . ▁ ▁After ▁Pra irie ▁Gro ve ▁the ▁unit ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Van ▁Bur en , ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁H ind man ' s ▁Army . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁J . ▁C . ▁T app an , ▁formerly ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁assume ▁command ▁of ▁Sh aver ' s ▁brig ade , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Sh aver , ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁James ▁R .