Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Events for June Include Juneteenth Celebration

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A Juneteenth celebration and living history events are scheduled during June by the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.

A complete listing of sesquicentennial activities and additional information on the activities listed below can be found by clicking here.

Among the Civil War sesquicentennial events during June are:

  • Invasion, Jayhawking, Starvation, Refugees, Abandonment, a lecture by James Johnston in cooperation with the Buffalo National River, will be held Tuesday (June 5) at the Boone County Library in Harrison; for more information call (870) 741-5913.
  • Wittsburg Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker Dedication will be held Wednesday (June 6) at Wittsburg.
  • Big Guns of the Civil War, a living history program featuring Civil War artillery, will be held June 9 at Fort Smith National Historic Site; call (479) 783-3961.
  • Civil War Arkansas, 1863-1865, the ACWSC’s traveling exhibit, will be at the Springdale Public Library June 11-24; call (479) 750-8180.
  • Professional Development Workshop, sponsored by Arkansas State University and providing six hours of in-service credit for Arkansas teachers, will be held at and near Lakeport Plantation in Chicot County June 13; call (870) 972-2803 or email rachel.miller@smail.astate.edu for more information.
  • Join the Cavalry and Make a Courageous Friend, a living history program on Civil War cavalry, will be held June 16 at Fort Smith National Historic Site; call (479) 783-3961.
  • Plight of Soldier and Civilian, a presentation by author Nancy Dane, will be held at the Springdale Public Library June 16; call (479) 750-8180.
  • Juneteenth 2012, commemorating the oldest-known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, will be held June 16 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock; call (501) 683-3620.
  • Roles of Women During the Civil War, a living history presentation on female civilians in the Civil War, will be held at the Springdale Public Library June 17; call (479) 750-8180.
  • The Civil War in 1862 in Saline County, a presentation by local historian Anthony Rushing, will be held at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton on May 14; call (501) 778-4766.
  • A Civil War Re-enactment with the Washington County Historical Society will be held at the Springdale Public Library June 21; call (479) 750-8180.
  • Big Guns of the Civil War, a living history program featuring Civil War artillery, will be held June 23 at Fort Smith National Historic Site; call (479) 783-3961.
  • Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas will host a lecture on The Battle of Pine Bluff by Mark K. Christ of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock on June 26.
  • General John Porter McCown Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker Dedication will be held June 30 at Magnolia City Cemetery in Magnolia; call (870) 234-5969 for more information.
  • Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition will be on display at the Rogers Historical Museum during June; call (479) 621-1154.
  • Washington 1861: A Community Decides exhibit will continue at Historic Washington State Park during June; call (870) 983-2684.
  • The Civil War in Arkansas, an exhibit at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum featuring artifacts from its collection, will be on display during June; call (501) 324-9351.
  • Battle Colors of Arkansas, highlighting the museum’s battle flag collection, will be on display at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock during June; call (501) 324-9685.

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