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Arkansas in the American Civil War

1861 CE · Confederate States of America, North America · War

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.

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