3rd Arkansas Field Battery
| 3rd Arkansas Field Battery | |
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Cannon marking the position of the 3rd Arkansas Field Battery at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield | |
| Active | 1860–1865 |
| Disbanded | May 26, 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | CSA |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Size | battery |
| Nickname(s) | Totten Light Artillery,
Pulaski Light Artillery, Weaver Light Artillery |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| 1860 | Captain Robert C Newton |
| 1861-1862 | Captain William Edward Woodruff, Jr., |
| 1862-1865 | John G. Marshall |
| Arkansas Confederate Artillery Batteries | ||||
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The 3rd Arkansas Field Battery (1860–1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery from Pulaski County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. The battery is also known as the Totten Light Artillery, Pulaski Light Artillery, the Weaver Light Artillery, Woodruff's Battery, and Marshall's Battery. The battery originated as a pre-war Militia company, initially enrolled in state service. After the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the battery was released from state service and eventually reorganized for Confederate Service. The battery provided the initial training for the leaders of numerous other Arkansas artillery batteries during the Civil War. The battery spent its entire service in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi.