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2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (CSA), US Civil War

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  • John Rufus Starr Meek, I., Civil War veteran (CSA) (1827 - 1900)
    John Rufus Starr Meek, I BIRTH 13 Sep 1827 York County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 19 Feb 1900 (aged 72) Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA BURIAL Oakland Cemetery Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, ...
  • Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, Jr., U.S. Congress (1828 - 1868)
    Carmichael Hindman, Jr. (January 28, 1828 – September 27, 1868) was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States...
  • Brig. General James M. McIntosh (CSA) (1828 - 1862)
    James McQueen McIntosh was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Noted as an aggressive and popular leader of cavalry, he was killed ...

The 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. They were also known as the "Hempstead Cavalry" and were part of the 8th Militia Regiment.