| 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1862–1865 |
| Disbanded | May 26, 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States |
| Allegiance | Arkansas |
| Branch |  Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 4th Arkansas Infantry Brigade |
| Facings | Light blue |
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The 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment or the 6th Trans-Mississippi Rifle Regiment (also known as "Johnson's regiment," "Hawthorn's regiment," "Cocke's regiment," and "Polk's regiment") was an infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. The regiment was successively commanded by Colonels Albert W. Johnson, Alexander T. Hawthorn, John B. Cocke, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cadwallader Polk.[1]
The regiment was mustered into service on June 17, 1862, at Trenton, Arkansas, remaining active through May 26, 1865.[2] When Major-General Thomas C. Hindman began authorizing the creation of new infantry regiments within the Trans-Mississippi Department in the summer of 1862, he initially designated them as "Trans-Mississippi Rifle Regiments", and the new regiment being formed by Albert W. Johnson was designated as the 6th Trans-Mississippi Rifle Regiment.[3]
Another state regiment was also designated 39th Arkansas Infantry; that being successively commanded by Colonels Hart, McNeill, and Rogan. It was originally designated as the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, but later redesignated as the 30th.[3] The regiment served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and participated in all of the principal engagements in the Trans-Mississippi Department before being disbanded on May 26, 1865.