Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry 150th Anniversary

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Monument at Jenkins' Ferry State Park Today (April 30, 2014) marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkans...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Battle of Van Buren marks 150th this week

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Crawford County Courthouse December 28th will mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Van Buren, Arkansas. The Battle of Dripping Sp...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Battle of Massard Prairie (148th Anniversary)

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Massard Prairie Battlefield Park Fort Smith, Arkansas Today marked the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Massard Prairie, Arkansas. ...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

CSS Arkansas is Attacked at Vicksburg (Again!)

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Vicksburg, Mississippi On July 22, 1862 (150 years ago today), the Union fleet at Vicksburg made one more run at the famed Confederate i...
Monday, July 16, 2012

CSS Arkansas Defies the Union Fleet on the Mississippi River

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CSS Arkansas as drawn in 1904 by R.G. Skerrett 150 years ago this week, the CSS Arkansas  touched off one of the most dramatic naval bat...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (April 30, 1864)

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Jenkins' Ferry Battle Monument Today marks the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas. A bloody and impor...
Friday, April 20, 2012

Crawford County Courthouse - A Civil War Landmark in Van Buren, Arkansas

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Crawford County Courthouse One of the most beautiful old structures in the Arkansas River Valley, the historic Crawford County Courthous...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Confederacy abandons Western Arkansas - March 22, 1862

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Pea Ridge Battlefield The shattering defeat suffered by the Confederate army of Major General Earl Van Dorn at the Battle of Pea Ridge e...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

March 13, 1862 - A Link Between Pea Ridge and Horseshoe Bend

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Gen. Ben McCulloch, CSA Among the remarkable connections that thread their way through Southern history is the story of the son of a sol...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas - Day Two

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The ground across which the Union army attacked The learn about the first day of the Battle of Pea Ridge, please click here: Day One, ...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas - A Lull in the Battle

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Confederate Position on night of March 7, 1862 This is part three of a series of posts on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Rid...

The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas - Day One, Part Two

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Elkhorn Tavern This is part two of a post on the 150th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. To read the fi...

The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas - Day One, Part One

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Pea Ridge National Military Park Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Also called ...