Once Arkansas was a part of the Confederacy, only time would tell what role we might play in the Civil War, especially since the beginnings of the conflict took place in the east. Early in the war, ...

The Third Arkansas Cavalry was organized in October 1863 at Little Rock, becoming one of four Union cavalry regiments raised in Arkansas during the Civil War. Led by Col. Abraham Ryan, the Third ...

The Civil War, by far our nation’s most deadly armed conflict, used up men so fast that some officers became generals in their 20s. One was the Confederacy’s Thomas Lafayette Rosser, who became a ...

Trevilians was the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War. Arguments to the contrary have been advanced pointing to Brandy Station in Culpeper County, but Trevilians in Louisa County was ...

More than 100 motorcyclists — many toting Confederate flags — rode through Stone Mountain Park on Saturday morning after officials denied a permit for a Confederate Memorial Day celebration. The ...

Most Confederates were ultimately pardoned for the crime of treason against the United States. Decades later, the Army began honoring them in southern states. By Chris Cameron WASHINGTON — Nine ...