8th Arkansas Flag Stickers/Magnet

8th Arkansas Hardee Flag Stickers/Magnet

8th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, with men from the central part of the state. The unit moved east of the Mississippi River and lost heavily at the Battle of Shiloh. On April 26, 1862, it totalled 272 men and in May was consolidated into five companies and united with the 7th and 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalions. It was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, and in November, 1863, consolidated with the 19th (Dawson's) Arkansas Regiment. After fighting at Perryville, it participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. Its casualties were 29 killed and 124 wounded at Murfreesboro, and 14 killed, 92 wounded, and 65 missing at Chickamauga. The 8th/19th lost 16 men at Ringgold Gap, totalled 363 men and 265 arms in December, 1863, and had 97 disabled at the Battle of Atlanta. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels George F. Baucum, John H. Kelly, and William K. Patterson; Lieutenant Colonels H. M. Couch, Anderson Watkins, and James H. Wilson; and Majors John A. Price and W. P. Witt.

Historical Background and Original Flag: 

"The Battle Flag of the 8th Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry dated to 1861 - 1862. The flag is composed of three horizontal bars in red, white and red with a 2-inch wide red fringe on fly edge. The canton is dark blue, measuring fourteen inches on the staff by fourteen and a half inches on the fly with the white letter "A" in block style located three inches high in the center. There are a total of twelve five-point stars in the canton. One is located in the center over the "A", ten are in a circle around the "A", and one is in the lower staff corner. Embroidered in gold in a chain stitch in the white bar is, "March on! March on! All hearts resolved on victory or death."