Arkansas

2nd Regiment Infantry

October, 1863, to March, 1864: Organized at Springfield, Mo., and Fort Smith, Ark.
March 13, 1864: Organization completed at Fort Smith.
January, 1864: Attached to District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri.
January, 1864: District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corp., Dept. of Arkansas.
March, 1864: 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps.
May, 1864: 1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps.
December, 1864: 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Corps.
February, 1865: 1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th corps.
August, 1865: 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps.

Service

December 15, 1863: Skirmish at Clarksville.
November 21, 1863: Affair at Jacksonport, Ark.
March, 1864: At Fort Smith.
March 23-May 3: Steele’s Expedition to Camden.
April 9-12: Prairie D’Ann.
April 13: Moscow.
April 17: Limestone Valley (Detachment).
April 30: Jenkins’ Ferry, Saline River.
September: Duty at Little Rock until July and at Lewisburg.
October 18: Ordered to Little Rock September 10, and duty there.
October-November: Escort train to Fort Smith.
August-December 31: Moved to Clarksville, duty there and at Fort Smith.
August 8, 1865: Mustered out.

Arkansas
COLORED

2nd Regiment Infantry

September 4, 1863: Organized in Arkansas at large.
January, 1864: Attached to District Eastern Arkansas, Dept. Arkansas.
January, 1864: District Eastern Arkansas, 7th Army Corps, Dept. Arkansas.
March, 1864: Post of Little Rock, Ark., 7th Corps.

Service

2nd Regiment Infantry

January, 1864: Post and Garrison duty at Helena, Ark.
July 4, 1863: Repulse of Holmes’ attack on Helena (before muster in).
January, 1864, Post duty until March: Ordered to Little Rock, Ark.

March 11, 1864: Designation of Regiment changed to 54th U. S. Colored Troops.