39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
Active	1862–1865
Disbanded	May 26, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Arkansas
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Facings	Light blue
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Helena Little Rock Campaign Battle of Mansfield Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Commanders
Commanding officers	Col. Albert W. Johnson Col. Alexander T. Hawthorn Col. John B. Cocke † Lieut. Col. Cadwallader Polk (acting)

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.