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Every 3rd Tuesday

We all meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Watson Chapel Fire Station in Sulphur Springs at 7:00pm.

We are one of the ONLY historical preservation groups in the Trans-Mississippi that not only ALLOWS women and children, but rather ENCOURAGES their participation in meetings and events.

Below is a link to a map that will show where we meet at:

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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864)

"I am with the South in death, in victory or defeat. I never owned a Negro and care nothing for them, but these people have been my friends and have stood up to me on all occasions.

In addition to this, I believe the North is about to wage a brutal and unholy war on a people who have done them no wrong, in violation of the constitution and the fundamental principles of the government. They no longer acknowledge that all government derives its validity from the consent of the governed."

"If this cause that is so dear to my heart is doomed to fail, then I pray heaven may let me fall with it, while my face is turned toward the enemy and my right arm battling for that which I know to be right."

Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.

On the history of war...

Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.
~Mark Twain

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Illinois State Historical Society Calls For Papers

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The Illinois State Historical Society announces a call for papers for its 31st annual Illinois History Symposium, scheduled to be held on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, April 14-16, 2011. The theme for the symposium is “Scared Oaths and Shallow Graves:Illinois and the Civil War, Part I.”
Scholarly papers, panels,PowerPoint presentations, education workshops for [...]

4th Annual Red River Region Heritage Symposium Slated For July 24, 2010

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The 4th Annual Red River Region Heritage Symposium will be taking place on Saturday, July 24, at Historic Washington State Park. The conference topics will address “Trades and Merchants” of the Great Bend Region of the Red River which encompasses Southwest Arkansas, Northwest Louisiana, Northeast Texas, and Southeast Oklahoma. The event will take place at [...]

Happy Secession Day by Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Perhaps the best evidence of how American history was rewritten, Soviet style, in the post-1865 era is the fact that most Americans seem to be unaware that “Independence Day” was originally intended to be a celebration of the colonists’ secession from the British empire. Indeed, the word secession is not even a part of the [...]

Primary Source: Additional Evidence of Northern Dependence on Southern Trade

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

The following account was located in a February 2, 1860 edition of the Old Line Democrat, an 1860 Arkansas newspaper out of Little Rock. Prior to and in the first months of the Civil War, the Old Line Democrat was one of the only pro-Southern newspapers in Arkansas. The following article was originally [...]

Pine Bluff Student Wins Southern Essay Contest

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Winston Sizemore, a graduating senior from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Pine Bluff, was awarded a $500 scholarship for his research on an essay on Arkansas aviator Charles McDermott. Sponsored by the Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a student is chosen from across Arkansas annually who writes the best essay [...]

White Sulphur Springs Hotel (1860 Advertisement)

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The following was located in the Jefferson County Library regarding White Sulphur Springs:
White Sulphur Springs Hotel,
W.B. Pool, Proprietor
This establishment is now open for the accomodations of visitors. The location is one of the healthiest points in the south, and the water is unsurpassed. The locality is high and pleasant, with excellent schools, both [...]

Information on Arkansas River Steamboat Found

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

One of the members of the Grand Prarie History Society, Don Roth, has found very important information on The Bracelet, an Arkansas River steamer that found itself in service during the years of 1862-3 in Arkansas. The Bracelet was important to the Confederate supply in Arkansas from LIttle Rock down to Napoleon, Arkansas. [...]

An 1826 Poem to Give Us All Something To Be Thankful For This Season

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving from The Arkansas Toothpick! While searching for a relevant subject to post on this Thanksgiving season, the Toothpick staff ran across an 1826 article from the Arkansas newspaper. Arkansas was still a territory (10 years prior to statehood). This was no regular article, but rather a poem about our patriots. [...]

Lee/Grant Debate

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Little Rock was recently witness to a rare opportunity for Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee and U.S. “Butcher” Grant to discuss in first-person moderated questions in front of Arkansas Civil War buffs. Questions ranged from questioning Grant’s sobriety during key battles to logistics of moving Lee’s army north to Gettysburg.
Debate File 1

Debate [...]

Arkansas Civil War 360~Thomas C Hindman

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Greetings, and welcome to a new part of ArkansasToothpick.com called Arkansas Civil War 360, a all around look at historical facts from the Civil War in Arkansas, brought to you by Compatriot Luke Matheson of the Patrick R. Cleburne Camp in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Today’s installment is the very first, and Compatriot Matheson decided to [...]