Editing Albert Rust (section)

== American Civil War ==
[[File:3rd Arkansas, Army of Northern Virginia Flag.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Military colours, standards and guidons|Regimental Color]] of the [[3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Confederate States)|Third Arkansas]] (1862–1863)]]
Returning to Arkansas, Rust received a commission as  [[colonel]] on July 5, 1861, and assisted [[Van H. Manning]] in recruiting and organizing the [[3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Confederate States)|3d Arkansas Infantry Regiment]].<ref name="Evans1899">{{cite book |last1=Harrell |first1=Col. John M. |author-link1=John M. Harrell |last2=Dimitry |first2=John |editor-last=Evans |editor-first=Clement A. |editor-link=Clement A. Evans |date=1899 |title=Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History |url=https://archive.org/details/confederatemilit0010unse |volume=X |location=Atlanta |publisher=Confederate Publishing |pages=[https://archive.org/details/confederatemilit0010unse/page/414 414]-416 |oclc=833588}}</ref> The Third Arkansas would become Arkansas's most celebrated Civil War regiment and the only Arkansas regiment to be permanently assigned to General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s [[Army of Northern Virginia]].<ref name="Evans1899"/> In the fall of 1861, Rust and the Third Arkansas traveled to Western Virginia and took part in the [[Battle of Cheat Mountain]] under Lee. During that winter, he and the regiment were under the command of General [[Thomas J. Jackson|Stonewall Jackson]]. They would go on to serve in almost every major battle fought in the east, including the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], although mostly after Rust's promotion and transfer from the regiment.<ref name="Eicher2001">{{cite book |last=Eicher |first=David J. |author-link=David J. Eicher |date=2001 |title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War |url=https://archive.org/details/longestnightmili00eich |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Simon & Schuster |pages=[https://archive.org/details/longestnightmili00eich/page/115 115]-116 |isbn=978-0-684-84944-7 |lccn=2001034153 |ol=3947143M}}</ref>

On March 4, 1862, Rust was promoted to brigadier-general and transferred back to Arkansas, where he was assigned to Lieutenant-General [[Earl Van Dorn]]'s [[Army of the West (1862)|Army of the West]].<ref name="Evans1899"/> He led troops at the [[Battle of Hill's Plantation]] in July 1862. After the [[Battle of Pea Ridge]], most Confederate States forces were removed from Arkansas and transferred east of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name="Evans1899"/>

Rust fought at the [[Second Battle of Corinth|Battle of Corinth]], Mississippi in October. In April 1863, he was once again transferred back to Arkansas and placed under Major-General [[Sterling Price]] in the Trans-Mississippi Department.<ref name="Evans1899"/> He later served under Major-Generals [[Thomas C. Hindman]] in Arkansas and [[John Pemberton]] and [[Richard Taylor (Confederate general)|Richard Taylor]] in [[Louisiana]].<ref name="Eicher2001"/> <!-- He eventually lost his command based upon questions regarding his loyalty to the Confederate cause; he had become an outspoken and bold critic of the Confederate government, regularly expressing Unionist sentiments.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} --> After his active military service, he moved to [[Austin, Texas]] to reunite with his family, who had abandoned their home in Arkansas during the Federal occupation and spent considerable time with his brother Dr. [[George W. Rust]] in Virginia.