Arkansas in the American Civil War

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The state of Arkansas was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders for the fledgling country.

Arkansas had become the 25th state of the United States, on June 15, 1836, entering as a slave state. Antebellum Arkansas was still a wilderness in most areas, rural and sparsely populated. As a result, it did not have early military significance when states began seceding from the Union.

Arkansas refused to join the Confederate States of America until after Abraham Lincoln called for troops to respond to the provoked attack of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces in South Carolina. It finally seceded from the Union on May 6, 1861. Despite its relative lack of strategic importance, the state was the scene of numerous small-scale battles during the Civil War.

Arkansans of note during the Civil War include Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne. Considered by many to be one of the most brilliant Confederate division commanders of the war, Cleburne is often referred to as "The Stonewall of the West." Also of note is Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, a former United States Representative, who commanded Confederate forces at the Battle of Cane Hill and Battle of Prairie Grove.

Under the Military Reconstruction Act, Congress readmitted Arkansas in June 1868.

[edit] Battles in Arkansas

Battle of Arkansas Post
Battle of Bayou Fourche
Battle of Cane Hill
Battle of Chalk Bluff
Battle of Devil's Backbone
Battle of Elkin's Ferry
Battle of Helena
Battle of Hill's Plantation
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Battle of Marks' Mills
Battle of Old River Lake
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Pine Bluff
Battle of Poison Spring
Battle of Prairie D'Ane
Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Saint Charles
Battle of Whitney's Lane

[edit] External links

• National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Arkansas

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