Robert Hart was born in Ireland about 1838; a record of when he immigrated to the United States has not been found. On August 1, 1862, Hart was commissioned the lieutenant colonel of McNeill’s Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (30th Arkansas Infantry); on November 12, 1862, he was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the regiment, which became known as Hart’s Regiment. On July 4, 1863, Hart was wounded in the leg at Helena, Arkansas, and taken prisoner. He was admitted to the Inmate Officers Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 7, 1863, and died of his wounds on August 6, 1863.

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Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31440