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Tag: Helena Arkansas in the Civil War

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

The Story of the Seven Generals: Volume One,Charles W.Adams

Charles William Adams is honored as being one of the seven Confederate generals who lived at Helena during the Civil War. Although only really an acting Brigadier General, he was…

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Posted on January 11, 2020

Confederate Memorial Park – Helena, Arkansas

Confederate Memorial Park is located in Helena, Arkansas and dedicated to the memory of the fallen Confederate soldiers who fought and died  during the Battle of Helena on July 4,…

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Posted on November 8, 2019January 22, 2020

Union Commanders at Helena during the Civil War

Helena had a number of Union generals  and colonels in charge during the Civil War while it was occupied territory. March To Helena.              …

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Posted on May 6, 2019January 11, 2020

My Own Place: Story of Archibald S. Dobbins

The Delta of Arkansas and Mississippi in the 1850s was a hard place to live. There was disease, flooding and violence. It took a special kind of person to live…

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Posted on April 15, 2019January 11, 2020

A Brave Ship: The U.S.S. Tyler

  The U.S.S. Tyler was a timberclad warship of the United States Navy during the Civil War. She was one of three wooden steam ships purchased in 1861 by the…

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Posted on December 23, 2018January 11, 2020

The Swamp Fox: From Missouri to Memphis

In the early days of April 1862, a small and tired group of Missourians marched into Helena.  They must have seemed like a strange site to the citizens of the…

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Posted on October 25, 2018January 8, 2020

The Union Army Marches into Helena

  In 1862, the Union Army under General Samuel Curtis marched into Helena, Arkansas> They would remain until 1866. Thousands of African Americans would flee to Helena because they knew freedom…

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Posted on October 25, 2018January 7, 2020

Thomas S. Hindman House

Thomas S. Hindman was a wealthy citizen who lived in Helena and rose to the rank of General in the Civil War.  His home was taken over when the Union…

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