Seminars, living history, lectures and exhibits are among the events the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is planning for August.

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

• Arkansas History Seminar, an Arkansas History Commission event that includes a session on Civil War history, will be held at Powhatan Historic Courthouse State Park Aug. 4; call (501) 682-6900.
• The Stresses of War in the Communities, a lecture by James Johnston in partnership with the Buffalo National River, will be held at the Marion County Library in Yellville Aug. 7; call (870) 449-6015.
• An Empire in Extent: The Civil War West of the Mississippi, a symposium hosted by the ACWSC and the National Park Service, will be held at the University of Arkansas Global Campus in Fayetteville Aug. 9-11; for more information click here.  
• The Life of a Refugee, a living history program about civilians in Civil War Arkansas, will be held Aug. 11 at Mammoth Spring State Park; call (870) 625-7364.
• Lead Hill Historical Marker Dedication will be held at Lead Hill Rodeo Arena in Lead Hill Aug. 11; call (870) 365-9273.
• Fought in Earnest: Civil War Arkansas, the Arkansas History Commission’s traveling exhibit, will be at Lake Dardanelle State Park Aug. 12-28; call (479) 967-5516.
• Civil War Arkansas 101, a program with Mark Christ of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, will be held Aug. 16 at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton; call (501) 778-4766.
• Civil War Arkansas 1861-1865, a ACWSC traveling exhibit, will be at the Arkansas State Library in Little Rock Aug. 16-19; call (501) 682-2053.
• A Divided Arkansas, a free seminar featuring Carl Moneyhon, William Shea and Daniel Sutherland, will be held Aug. 25 at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock; call (501) 324-9685.
• Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas will host a free lecture on the Sultana at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock Aug. 28; email RMeadows@aaamissouri.com for more information.
• Jacksonport in the Civil War, a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture by Mark Ballard of Jacksonport State Park, will be held Aug. 30 at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock; call (501) 324-9685.
• Invasion or Liberation? The Civil War in Arkansas, an exhibit from the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, will be on display during August at the Arkansas Studies Institute in Little Rock; call (501) 320-5700.
• The Civil War in Arkansas, an exhibit at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum featuring artifacts from its collection, will be on display during August; 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 August; call (501) 324-9685.