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Civil War

2018

Ouachita Baptist University

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Flanagin Serves On Military Board, Wendy Richter Apr 2018

Flanagin Serves On Military Board, Wendy Richter

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At a critical point in the Civil War in Arkansas, major troop movements occurred in Arkansas after the United States army occupied Arkansas's capital city on September 10, 1863. Union General Frederick Steele led the U.S. Army into Little Rock, and the Confederates withdrew to the southwest.


Ashby's Building Used By Freedmen's Bureau, Wendy Richter Feb 2018

Ashby's Building Used By Freedmen's Bureau, Wendy Richter

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The years following the Civil War were tumultuous times in the South as people began to adjust to a new way of life. To assist in that effort, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--commonly called the Freedmen's Bureau--began work in Arkansas in June of 1865. In the state, the federal agency helped a population of approximately 110,000 African Americans.