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Patrick R Cleburne was a member of the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Use the "FS: Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What military unit was Patrick R Cleburne in?
2. What is Patrick's middle name likely to be?
3. What was his rank?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Patrick R" as the first name and "Cleburne" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Patrick R Cleburne.
• Read the information in the center column.
• Similar Records (right of the page) shows a middle name. His military rank is found in the United States Confederate Officers Card Index.

1. Patrick was in the Fifteenth (Josey's) Infantry.
2. His middle name is Ronayne.
3. He is listed as Colonel in the 15 th Infantry and a Major General in 1862-1863.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )