A commemoration of Hot Springs’ brief role as Confederate state capital, lectures and exhibits are among the events the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is announcing for July.
A complete listing of scheduled sesquicentennial activities, as well as additional information on the activities listed below, can be found by clicking here.
Civil War Kids, featuring activities for children, will be held at Arkansas Post National Memorial at Gillett on July 7; call (870) 548-2207.
Grand Prairie Civil War Roundtable will host a program on the Battle of Pine Bluff by Mark Christ of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission at the Lonoke County Museum in Lonoke on July 10; for more information, e-mail ArCivilWarBuff@gmail.com.
Civil War Arkansas, 1863-1865, the ACWSC’s traveling exhibit, will be at the Fort Smith Museum of History July 16-29; call (479) 783-7841.
Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition will conclude its run at the Rogers Historical Museum on July 21; call (479) 621-1154.
Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas will host a free lecture on Confederate Dandridge McRae by Alan Thompson of Prairie Grove State Park at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock on July 24; e-mail RMeadows@aaamissouri.com for more information.
Why We Fight: The Sixth Annual Red River Heritage Symposium, featuring in-service credit for Arkansas teachers and lectures for the public, will be held at Historic Washington State Park July 27-28; call (870) 983-2684.
Washington 1861: A Community Decides” Exhibit will continue at Historic Washington State Park during July; 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 July; 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 July; call (501) 324-9685.
For more information on these and other sesquicentennial events click here.