After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted to revert to civilian life. During the immediate postwar decades, veterans and their families began to establish veterans ...

Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas ... slaves did not hear of the proclamation for months. But the purpose of the Civil War had now changed.

(KNWA/KFTA) — It’s been 161 years since a Civil War battle took place in Northwest Arkansas ... shot of the day from a cannon and reading a proclamation. “We want to keep teaching this ...