Carbine with history and a pile of archives records. Gun overall good condition, no rear sight and restored or replaced forend utilizing a replacement steel musket barrel band. Mechanically perfect. Regimentally marked on the top of the breech to Co. E 1st Ark Cav, and inscribed by the soldier on the butt plate with the initials I.N.B.
Our soldier was Isaac N. Bodine 18 years old.Enlisted on Feb 1st 1864 at Fayetteville, Arkansas as a Private and mustered into Co. -E- 1st Arkansas Cavalry. He had been born in Crawford County, MO., and his mother applied for a pension in 1870.

Here is a history of the regiment while Bodine was with it...

Operations in Northwest Arkansas against guerrillas January 16-February 15, 1864. Crooked Creek February 5. White River February 7. Expedition against Freeman's Forces February 12-20. Black's Mills February 17. Carrollton March 13. Ben Brook's Mills March 27. Charlestown April 4. Skirmishes on Arkansas River and near Prairie Grove April 6-7. Rhea's Mills April 7. Washington May 28. Van Buren July 7. Operations in Central Arkansas August 915. Fayetteville August 14. Operations in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas August 15-24. Carrollton August 15. Richland Creek August 16. Expedition in Washington and Benton Counties August 21-27. Mud Town August 24.. Fayetteville August 27. Richland September 6. Scout from Fayetteville to Huntsville September 12-15. Rodger's Crossing of White River and Huntsville September 14. Huntsville September 18 (Detachment). Skirmishes, Barry County, October 8 & 18. Fayetteville October 14. Crawford County October 19. Benton County. October 20. Fayetteville and Van Buren October 20. Operations about Fayetteville October 25- November 4. Skirmishes at Bentonville and Newbeon Bridge October 25. Van Buren October 26. Fayetteville October 27-28.1865 Duty about Fayetteville and at Fort Smith till August, 1865. Skirmish near Van Buren April 2, 1865. Mustered out August 20, 1865.

Of some note... In July 1864, there were only 104 horses available for the 538 men present for duty in the regiment. This shortage of horses frequently forced the First Arkansas to conduct scouting and patrol duty on foot, a situation that placed the regiment at a considerable disadvantage when combating well-mounted Confederate guerrillas.Despite these limitations, the First Arkansas was a very important Union counter-guerrilla force in northwest Arkansas. Much of its success can be attributed to the soldiers’ extensive knowledge of the countryside and motivation to settle old scores with Confederate sympathizers. Confederate irregulars, meanwhile, possessed an equally intense hatred for the Mountain Feds who they saw as traitors to their state. This gun was in the thick of it.

I have included photo illustrations of an original 1st Ark Cav guidon flag and an image of Joshua Dodd a member of the regiment wearing a regulation cavalry jacket.

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