Tag: Phillips County in the Civil War
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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. Friday, July 11, 1862 Written by a correspondent of the Cincinnati…
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James M. Flynt of the 2nd Arkansas
“The men were good sized, healthy and well clothed, but without any attempt at uniformity in color or cut. Out front, General Liddell was wildly waving his cap.” Description of Genera Liddell’s Arkansas Brigade at Stones River from “No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River” by Peter Cozzens. page 95. James M.…
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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 there and this adventure is probably what attracted Archibald Stephenson Dobbins. Archibald Dobbins was born around 1827 in Mount Pleasant located in Maury County, Tennessee.…
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Bishop Andrew Byrne
Andrew Byrne was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Little Rock Diocese which includes the entire state of Arkansas. A diocese is a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church. Today, there are over 120,000 members of the Catholic faith living in Arkansas, but that wasn’t the case when…
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Phillips County Enters the War
The year 1861 saw much division in the state of Arkansas. Many people around Arkansas were excited about the idea of seceding from the United States. However, there were just as many families living in the mountains and hill regions of Arkansas that were against it. Phillips County was listed as being in support of…
My Delta World 