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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.
Pages in category "Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 43rd, supported by the 36th Iowa, now found itself facing the 1st Arkansas, together with the 2nd Arkansas and Thomas Gunter's cavalry battalion. [8] The 43rd and 36th were forced back toward a few log cabins in the center of the clearing, where their artillery raked the oncoming Southerners and was blasted in return by Hugely's Arkansas ...
The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in the Confederacy, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads or Battle of Somerset in the Union, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near the current unincorporated community of Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. The Union victory ...
The Cane Hill Battlefield is a historic district encompassing the battlefield of the Battle of Cane Hill, fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862, in and around the site of present-day Cane Hill, Arkansas. Because the battle was a running battle that extended over many hours and 12 miles (19 km) of roads, the battlefield is ...
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
Conway TWT, flickr Arkansas is luring bikers and history buffs to the state by marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a new Heritage Trail created to make battle sites easily ...
After the American Civil War opened with Confederate forces bombarding Ft. Sumter on April 12, 1861, the southern state of Arkansas seceded from the Union on May 6. [1] Union forces pushed into northern Arkansas in early 1862, and defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Pea Ridge in March. [2]