Arkansas in the American Civil War
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Arkansas in the American Civil War
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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. For the rest of the civil war, Arkansas played a major role in controlling the Mississippi River, a major waterway. Arkansas raised 48 infantry regiments, 20 artillery batteries, and
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_in_the_American_Civil_War
date created:
2007-01-17T12:46:52Z
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2024-09-15T05:06:51Z
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