Field Press, Civil War - 13th & 15th Arkansas Regiments
Object number2010.069.03
DateJune 20, 1863
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions4 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (11.7 x 17.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionPrinted field press commission on necessity paper appointing Coleman Lehan as 1st Sergeant in the 13th & 15th Arkansas Regiment, Liberty Gap Outpost, June 20, 1863. Signed by John E. Josey.Lehan enlisted as a private on July 31, 1861 into Co. K of the 13th Arkansas Infantry under Colonel (later General) James Camp Tappan.
He fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Richmond (Kentucky), and Perryville. He was wounded at Perryville and taken prisoner after being left in the hospital. He was sent to Vicksburg and paroled in December, 1862. Lehan then fought at the Tullahoma Campaign in June of 1863, the time period this field press was printed. After Tullahoma, he fought at Liberty Gap, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He was then promoted again to 1st Lieutenant in November, 1863. He then fought at Ringgold Gap, the Atlanta Campaign, Dalton, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, the Battle of Franklin, Nashville, the Carolina's Campaign and finally Bentonville, North Carolina at the end of the war. He surrendered in Bentonville on April 26, 1865.
John E. Josey enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant in July, 1861 in the 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops (Arkansas). This was later changed to the 1st Infantry Regiment (Cleburne's) and then became the 15th Arkansas Infantry. Josey was promoted to Major in April, 1862 and was promoted to Colonel in April, 1863. He fought at Shiloh. Captured at Madison, Arkansas, Josey was sent to Camp Chase where he stayed for over a year. He was transferred for exchange in February, 1865.
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