When did Arkansas enter the Union as a state?
Arkansas entered the Union on the 15th of June 1836 as its twenty-fifth state. It arrived as a slaveholding territory where most land remained wild and sparsely populated.
Questions about Arkansas in the American Civil War
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What date did Arkansas pass the ordinance of secession from the Union?
The convention passed the ordinance of secession on the 6th of May 1861 by a vote of sixty-nine to one. This action followed President Lincoln's call for troops to put down the rebellion at Fort Sumter.
Who commanded the Army of Arkansas during the Civil War?
Major General James Yell of Jefferson County served overall commander of the Army of Arkansas. Nicholas B. Pearce led the First Division while Thomas H. Bradley commanded the Second Division.
When did Union forces capture Fort Hindman in Arkansas?
Union forces conducted an amphibious assault on the fortress on the 9th of January 1863 backed by ironclad gunboats. They outnumbered defenders thirty-three thousand to five thousand winning easy victory capturing post.
On what dates did Confederate forces surrender in Arkansas during 1865?
Trans-Mississippi Department infantry regiments surrendered the 26th of May 1865 near Marshall Texas. Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson paroled about seventy-five hundred men total including nineteen hundred sixty-four enlisted men plus one hundred ninety-three officers at Wittsburg and Jacksonport between the 11th of May 1865 and the 6th of June 1865.