Between 2011 and 2015, Arkansas commemorated the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War with re-enactments, lectures, placement of historical markers, and a wide variety of other events that were collectively attended by more than 375,000 people. While the sesquicentennial commemoration highlighted the Civil War events that occurred in the state and honored the people who experienced the war in Arkansas, the question of the war's significance to modern Arkansas remained.
Competing Memories: The Legacy of Arkansas's Civil War collects the proceedings of the final seminar...
Between 2011 and 2015, Arkansas commemorated the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War with re-enactments, lectures, placement of historical ...
The 3rd Arkansas was one of the most distinguished and well-respected Confederate regiments of the Civil War. It was the only Arkansas regiment to serve the entire war in the east, where most of the major battles were fought. The men of the 3rd Arkansas acquired a reputation as tenacious fighters and were known for the long knives Arkansas toothpicks they carried. As part of Gen. John Bell Hood s Texas Brigade, they found themselves in some of the fiercest fighting in the war in places such as the famous sunken road at Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. " They ll Do to Tie To " was...
The 3rd Arkansas was one of the most distinguished and well-respected Confederate regiments of the Civil War. It was the only Arkansas regiment to ser...
