Albert Rust

Albert Rust


Delegate from Arkansas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
In office May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862 Serving with Robert W. Johnson H. F. Thomason W. W. Watkins A. H. Garland
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd District
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Edward A. Warren
Succeeded by	None (1861–1868) James M. Hinds (Jun.–Oct. 1868)
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	Edward A. Warren
Succeeded by	Edward A. Warren
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Union County
In office November 1, 1852 – November 6, 1854 Serving with T. Bustian A. T. Raney D. Ross
Preceded by	L. Murph C. L. McRae Shelton Watson
Succeeded by	B. R. Matthews G. Newton W. E. Powell John Prince
7th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office November 2, 1846 – November 4, 1848
Governor	Thomas S. Drew
Preceded by	John S. Roane
Succeeded by	Edward A. Warren
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Union County
In office November 7, 1842 – November 4, 1848
Preceded by	Hiram Smith
Succeeded by	M. Kesse J. Reynolds Shelton Watson

Personal details
Born	c. 1818 Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1870(1870-04-04) (aged 51–52) Pulaski County, Arkansas, U.S.
Cause of death	Brain abscess
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Dr. George W. Rust (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	3d Arkansas Infantry Regiment (1861–62) Rust's Brigade (1862–63)
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Cheat Mountain Battle of Hancock Action at Hill's Plantation Battle of Corinth

Albert Rust (c. 1818 – April 4, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder, who served as a delegate from Arkansas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (1859–1861). He also served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Eastern, Western, and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.