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Author | : Edwin C. Bearss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806112329 |
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No history of the West is complete without the story of Fort Smith, the fort that “refused to die.” Established in 1817, Fort Smith was repeatedly abandoned and reoccupied during the following fifty years, eventually becoming the mother post of the Southwest. The original fort was installed on the Arkansas River by Major William Bradford and a company of the Rifles Regiment. Bradford's mission was to stop a bloody war between the Osages and the Cherokees, a conflict discouraging the emigration of eastern Indians to the lands west of the Mississippi and thereby interfering with the government's removal policy. During the Civil War, Confederate armies at Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove were supplied from Fort Smith, and the Rebel force that crushed Opothleyoholo's band marched from Fort Smith. The fort was taken by Federal troops in September 1863 and served as a Union base for the remainder of the Civil War. In 1871 the army again abandoned the fort, but the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas soon moved in. Under Judge Isaac Parker, the renowned “Hanging Judge of Fort Smith,” the court became a force for law and order in much of Indian Territory.
Author | : Ben Boulden |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2012-03-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614234671 |
Download Hidden History of Fort Smith, Arkansas Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
During the days of American westward expansion Fort Smith was the gritty frontier town whose lawless reputation became known both east and west of the Mississippi. Dubbed "Hell on the Border," the last developed township just before unsettled native territory, Fort Smith laid low more than its fair share of settlers, pioneers, and outlaws alike. Yet after years of disorder, reformers and lawmen helped tame the city's wild ways, beginning Fort Smith's transformation into the prosperous city it is today. Yet buried beneath Fort Smith's infamous past are forgotten stories, untold tales, and little known facts concealed just below the city's historical surface. After years spent researching the city's history for his historical column in the Times Record, journalist Ben Boulden uncovers Fort Smith's hidden history.
Author | : Roger E. Coleman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Download Archeological Assessment for Fort Smith National Historic Site Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1975 |
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Download Fort Smith National Historic Site, Master Plan, Development Concept, Final Environmental Assessment (EA) B1; Revised General Management Plan (GMP), Development Concept Plan, Interpretive Prospectus (1981) B3; Resource Management Plan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Fort Smith National Historic Site (Ark. and Okla.) |
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Author | : Lola Shropshire |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1998-11-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738597041 |
Download Fort Smith and Sebastian County Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From its establishment as a settlement known as La Belle Pointe in 1817, to the founding of the town of Fort Smith by John Rogers in 1839, to its present-day life as a thriving community full of civic energy, the area at the junction of the Poteau and Arkansas Rivers has a long and colorful history. In Fort Smith and Sebastian County, you are invited to take a visual tour of the area as it was in the early days, when the town of Fort Smith was located near the heart of the Outlaw Territory. Learn about the impact that outlaws such as Belle Starr, Cherokee Bill and the Rufus Buck Gang, and Smoker Mankiller had on the area, and discover why, on the floor of Congress, Judge Isaac Parker's courthouse was described as a "slaughterhouse." Also included in this collection are early snapshots of local landmarks including the Goldman Hotel, the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, and the Union Station Train Depot, as well as rare images of Sebastian County residents at work and at play.
Author | : Dale Cox |
Publisher | : William Cox Publisher |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Fort Smith (Ark.) |
ISBN | : 9780615215907 |
Download The Battle of Massard Prairie Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Battle of Massard Prairie, Arkansas explores the history of the little known engagement on the outskirts of Fort Smith. The battle was one of the few overwhelming Confederate victories of the Civil War in Arkansas. Richly illustrated, with original and modern maps and photographs, the book is the only history of the Battle of Massard Prairie in print.
Author | : Spencer C. Tucker |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 5224 |
Release | : 2013-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
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Download American Civil War [6 volumes] Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This expansive, multivolume reference work provides a broad, multidisciplinary examination of the Civil War period ranging from pre-Civil War developments and catalysts such as the Mexican-American War to the rebuilding of the war-torn nation during Reconstruction. The Civil War was undoubtedly the most important and seminal event in 19th-century American history. Students who understand the Civil War have a better grasp of the central dilemmas in the American historical narrative: states rights versus federalism, freedom versus slavery, the role of the military establishment, the extent of presidential powers, and individual rights versus collective rights. Many of these dilemmas continue to shape modern society and politics. This comprehensive work facilitates both detailed reading and quick referencing for readers from the high school level to senior scholars in the field. The exhaustive coverage of this encyclopedia includes all significant battles and skirmishes; important figures, both civilian and military; weapons; government relations with Native Americans; and a plethora of social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. The entries also address the many events that led to the conflict, the international diplomacy of the war, the rise of the Republican Party and the growing crisis and stalemate in American politics, slavery and its impact on the nation as a whole, the secession crisis, the emergence of the "total war" concept, and the complex challenges of the aftermath of the conflict.
Author | : Henry L. Harder |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2010-12-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 145209960X |
Download The Family of August Harder Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
August Harder is the primogenitor of the Harder family in Arkansas. He came as a child of five to the Sugarloaf valley in southern Sebastian County with his uncle and aunts. Forced by the depredations of marauders in the Civil War to move into Fort Smith, he married, had a family, and remained there the rest of his life. Around 1899 August began a family history and continued it until the last entry three months before his death in 1920. It is his history that forms the basis of this present work. The author places August and Louise and their family into the milieu of nineteenth century western Arkansas. He provides a synopsis of Augusts ancestors and shows how his family and descendants have flourished from pioneer days to present times.
Author | : Willard H. Rollings |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826335579 |
Download Unaffected by the Gospel Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Osages at one time controlled most of the territory that is now Missouri and Arkansas. With the encroachment of white settlers, Osage territory steadily decreased. The tribe was removed to a small area in northern Oklahoma. For most of the nineteenth century the Osage were targeted for conversion by both Protestant and Catholic missionaries. During over fifty years of interaction with Presbyterian and Catholic missionaries, the Osage resisted conversion and maintained their traditional beliefs.