▁T app an ' s ▁brig ade ▁minus ▁Sh aver ' s ▁regiment , ▁was ▁located ▁a ▁M inden , ▁Louisiana , ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Church ill ' s ▁Division . ▁In ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁division ▁concentr ated ▁near ▁Sh re ave port ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Marshall ▁Texas ▁by ▁mid ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁S urr ender ▁By ▁late ▁April , ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁General ▁Lee ' s ▁army ▁had ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi . ▁Captain ▁Jun ius ▁New port ▁B rag g , ▁the ▁ 2 7 ▁year ▁old ▁assistant ▁sur geon ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Ark ansas ▁Regiment , ▁in ▁camp ▁near ▁Marshall , ▁Texas , ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁Cam den , ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁App om atto x : ▁ ▁But ▁as ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁failure ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁set ▁in , ▁desert ions ▁became ▁r amp ant ▁in ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Captain ▁B rag g ▁wrote ▁again ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁still ▁at ▁Marshall , ▁reporting : ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁formal ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi , ▁General ▁E . ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁command ing , ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Infantry ▁reg iments ▁in