In March, the Arkansas State Convention voted against secession. But now that Abraham Lincoln had issued his militia proclamation against the South, the reconvened Convention delegates overwhelmingly approved leaving the Union.
Tag: Ben McCulloch
Bitter Feuds of Long Standing
165 YEARS AGO: By this month, most Federal troops had evacuated the Indian Territory due to inadequate troops. This emboldened the Confederacy to form a tentative alliance with the Natives.
From David Ash, 37th Illinois
Letter from David Ash, Company B, 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, three days after the Battle of Pea Ridge.
The Battle of Pea Ridge
Earl Van Dorn’s Confederates attack Samuel R. Curtis’s Federals in northwestern Arkansas, as part of Van Dorn’s mission to reclaim Missouri.
The Way to Glory and Immortal Renown
Earl Van Dorn leads a unified Confederate army northward to confront Samuel R. Curtis’s outnumbered Federals in northwestern Arkansas.
The Confederate Exit from Missouri
Federal forces push Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guards out of their home state, where they join a new army and prepare to counterattack.