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During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union.Following the capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Abraham Lincoln called for troops from every Union state to put down the rebellion, and Arkansas along with several other southern states seceded.
During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals, and supplies to both sides, maintained dual governments, and endured a bloody neighbor-against-neighbor intrastate war within the larger national war.
Map compilation: pp. 239, 241, and 247. National Park Service battle description; Goman, Frederick W., Up From Arkansas: Marmaduke's First Missouri Raid Including the Battles of Springfield and Hartville, 1999; Historical Society of Wright County, Missouri, The Civil War Battle of Hartville and Related Events, 1997; Mudd, Joseph A.,
Clark County: American Civil War Home Guard-333-500, Missouri State Guard-~2,000 men plus 3 cannon 3 KIA, 20 WIA, 31 KIA & WIA United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory Wilson's Creek: August 10, 1861 Christian and Greene counties American Civil War Union-5,430, Missouri State Guard-12,120 535 KIA, 1808 WIA, 196 MIA United States ...
Arkansas and Pulaski counties: Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas: 8,036: 675.76 sq mi (1,750 km 2) Pulaski County: 119: Little Rock: Dec 15, 1818: Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818) Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War: 400,009: 807.84 sq mi (2,092 km 2) Randolph County: 121: Pocahontas: Oct 29 ...
This is a list of U.S. counties named after prominent Confederate historical figures.The counties are named primarily for Confederate politicians and military officers. Most counties are located in former Confederate States, whilst seven counties are located in what was the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), a territory that was aligned and controlled by the Confedera
The Camden Expedition sites are spread across seven Arkansas counties: Old U.S. Arsenal, Little Rock, Pulaski County [3] Elkin's Ferry, vicinity of Prescott, Nevada & Clark counties [3] Prairie D'Ane Battlefield, vicinity of Prescott, Nevada County [3] Confederate State Capitol, Washington, Hempstead County; Fort Southerland, Camden, Ouachita ...
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Arkansas (2 C, 19 P) Pages in category "American Civil War sites in Arkansas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.