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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Santa Claus Drawn by Thomas Nast
The famed American cartoonist Thomas Nast is generally credited as having invented the modern depiction of Santa Claus. Nast, who had worked as a magazine illustrator and created campaign posters for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, was hired by Harper’s Weekly in 1862. For the Christmas season he was assigned to [...]
Subscribe to the Arkansas Toothpick
Monday, February 23rd, 2009Something new for 2009. You can subscribe to the site and have any items posted on ArkansasToothpick.com send directly to your email inbox.
On the Contact Us page of the website, you will see a section that says “Enter your email address to subscribe to the Arkansas Toothpick” with a button below it that says “Subscribe”. [...]
What is the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission?
Thursday, March 27th, 2008What is the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission? The ACWSC is a newly formed organization following the mandate of the Federal Government encouraging all states to organize and plan activities to honor the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. What does that mean to us in Arkansas? Specifically, these are the focuses of the commission.
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The Captain’s Tent- Comments from Captain Kalkbrenner
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Ladies and Gentlemen of the 1st Ark, Greetings. I just you have been enjoying your month off after a very busy January. I know I haven’t!!! If I have not been in some kind of meeting, I have had the crud. But I am ready to get back into the field. And looking at March, [...]
Cannon Fodder
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Artillerymen:On March 7th and 8th, River’s Battery 1st Arkansas Light Artillery will be encamped on the Ouachita River at Camden, Arkansas. This will be a training event to prepare the battery for the Pleasant Hill Reenactment. To our brothers in the infantry and sisters in the civilian corps, I hope you will be able to [...]
CHARGE! Comments from Cprl. Mike Lewis
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Battle of Island 10, Reelfoot Lake, TNFebruary 16/17
Miss Ellie and I went to Tiptonville, TN for this event. As with most wintertime events, the weather was a major concern. It rained Friday morning, and then cleared up by the afternoon, turning cold by evening. But this being the middle of February, it is to be [...]
The Soap Box- Dispatches from Cyber Space
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Greetings from the desk of the new section in our now world-famous newsletter / website. This month marks a new period for the 1st Arkansas living Historians and Historical Preservationists within our ranks. What had started as a really good newsletter has evolved over the past couple of years into one of the best newsletters [...]
1st Arkansas Sets The Bar For The 2008 Season!
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Members of a combined force of reenactors from across the State form the Honor Guard for the 2008 David O. Dodd Memorial The 1st Arkansas has again shown others from across the state that we are a viable organization, and determined to show forth our best efforts. At the David O. Dodd Memorial last month [...]
Cannon Fodder
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008To all I bear greetings. The Artillery (portraying infantrymen) was well represented at the recent David O. Dodd Memorial Service in Little Rock. I believe there were forty three men and officers from various companies. One would think that the volley salute at the end of the service was to honor the artillery. We were [...]
Call To Arms
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008I want to start out by thanking each of you for reelecting me as your 1st Sgt/Sgt Major for this year. To say the least my duties have expanded exponentially since I was elected Sgt Major for the Battalion, however, the 1st has always been my “1st” and I try to devote more of my [...]
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