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 ...

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, ...

While metal detecting near the historic Battle of Port Hudson, we may have uncovered something chilling — a collection of Civil War relics that suggest the final moments of a Union Cavalry Officer ...

A Hanover park that was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Hanover in 1863 has a new name, in honor of the heroism of the Union soldiers that pushed back Confederates, and the "little ...

APPOMATTOX, Va . (WSFA) - April 9 marks the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General ...

Ed Wilson’s grandfather Sam Wilson fought for the South during the Civil War so it seemed fitting last Friday that his 60-acre property just across from Randolph Elementary School should serve as the ...