Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. was a career U.S. Navy officer who commanded vessels operating around Arkansas during the Civil War and was indirectly responsible for the later destruction of the Mississippi ...

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in Arkansas. The Battle of Arkansas Post, or the “Colbert Raid,” is considered by ...

Note: The team at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas has since compiled a handful of documented attacks across the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The most recent occurrence they could find took place in ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. — On Saturday the Van Buren community got to experience history come alive at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site’s Civil War event. Professor Tom Wing, Director of the Drennen-Scott ...

Arkansas Post National Memorial will celebrate National Public Lands Day with a cleanup of Post Bayou Trail, Nature Trail and the Civil War Rifle Pits. The Saturday, Sept. 28, cleanup will begin at 8 ...