After members of the 14th Missouri Cavalry and Missouri State Militia raided Mountain Home on Oct. 16, 1862, stealing harvested crops, livestock, wagons and other property Read Entire Article
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Raid on Mountain Home leads to Civil War showdown
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A tender ear and wanting eye always was turned toward the Military Road. It was Oct. 16, 1862, and many Marion County villages and families anticipated the arrival of their husbands and sons Read Entire Article
Civil War in the Ozarks V
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Looking back at the Civil War, we can see how the wheels of circumstances can come together in the most disappointing ways Read Entire Article
May 2014 activities Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
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Re-enactments, lectures, exhibits and a film screening are among the May 2014 activities the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has sanctioned
Civil War in the Ozarks II
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The Civil War came to the Arkansas Ozarks in March 1862 with the battle of Pea Ridge. Then, in April, units of the 4th Iowa Cavalry embarked from Springfield, Mo., on a White River expedition. Read Entire Article
Camden, Arkansas and the Civil War Sesquicentennial April 14-19 2014
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During the week of April 14th Ouachita County will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Occupation of Camden, Arkansas and the Battle of Poison Spring.
Civil War in the Ozarks
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Boom! Cannonballs erupt on Baxter County soil — then Marion County — during the Civil War. Many people give little notice to the Ozarks when taking survey of the Civil War. Read Entire Article
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial April Events
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April marks the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Camden Expedition, and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has sanctioned a number of activities