7th Arkansas Field Battery

7th Arkansas Field Battery (Confederate)
Active	August 6, 1862 – May 26, 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	CSA
Branch	Artillery
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Helena Little Rock Campaign Battle of Bayou Fourche Camden Expedition Battle of Elkin's Ferry Battle of Prairie D'Ane Battle of Marks' Mill Price's Missouri Raid Battle of Fort Davidson, Fourth Battle of Boonville, Second Battle of Lexington, Battle of Little Blue River, Second Battle of Independence, Battle of Byram's Ford, Battle of Westport, Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Battle of Mine Creek, Battle of Marmiton River, Second Battle of Newtonia,
Commanders
1862-1864	Captain William D. Blocher
1864-1865	Captain Jesse V. Zimmerman

The 7th Arkansas Field Battery, originally known as the Blocher’s Battery (1862–1865), was a Confederate artillery battery that served during the American Civil War. The unit was also known as Blocher's Battery or Zimmerman's Battery. The battery spent its entire existence in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi.

Blocher's Battery was created in the summer of 1862 during Major General Thomas C. Hindman’s effort to rebuild Confederate forces in Arkansas. When Major General Earl Van Dorn transferred his Army of the West from Arkansas to Northern Mississippi in April 1862, he stripped the state of its military stores and almost every organized military unit, including all of the artillery. The only organized batteries were actually in the Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma) supporting Brigadier General Albert Pike's forces. One of Hindman's first acts in command was to order Woodruff's Battery, also known as the Weaver Light Artillery, to return to Little Rock from the Indian Territory. When the battery reached Little Rock, General Hindman learned that Woodruff's Battery had not been reorganized as required by the Confederate Conscription Act of April 1862. To correct this, General Hindman ordered that the battery re-organize and a new election of officers occur. In this election, First Lieutenant William Durbin Blocher and First Lieutenat James Cook were not re-elected. Hindman immediate ordered that these officers remain in the artillery service and directed them to organize a new battery. To facilitate the creation of this new battery, General Hindman arranged for the transfer of an experienced cadre of cannoneers from Woodruff's battery to Blocher's new battery.

Blocher’s Battery was organized at Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 6, 1862. An experienced cadre of veterans from the Weaver Light Artillery (Woodruff’s Battery) was assigned to the new battery, which was augmented by unassigned recruits and transfers from other regiments. The battery officers were Captain William Durbin Blocher, First Lieutenant James Cook, Second Lieutenant Jesse V. Zimmerman, and Third Lieutenant Edward Visart, all of whom were assigned from the Weaver Light Artillery.

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