Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Osterhaus had key roles in Civil War battles in Arkansas

With the song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)," the musical "Hamilton" re-popularized the crucial role many foreign military leaders played in helping the original Thirteen Colonies gain their ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKANSAS A-Z: Actions of Civil War officer destroy an Arkansas town

Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. was a career U.S. Navy officer who commanded vessels operating around Arkansas during the Civil War and was indirectly responsible for the later destruction of the Mississippi ...
KTHV

Arkansas history comes alive with Civil War reenactment event

VAN BUREN, Ark. — On Saturday the Van Buren community got to experience history come alive at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site’s Civil War event. Professor Tom Wing, Director of the Drennen-Scott ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

ARKANSAS A-Z: Northern politician briefly led east Arkansas district in Civil War

Willis Arnold Gorman was a politician and soldier who briefly commanded the District of Eastern Arkansas during the Civil War. Gorman was born on Jan. 12, 1816, near Flemingsburg, Ky., to David and ...

The Deadliest Battles of the Civil War

The Civil War was one of the deadliest conflicts in United States history, with over 10,000 battles between 1861 and ...