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Next Meeting:
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

« Previous Entries

Reed’s Bridge Update

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

What started out two years ago as just another preservation idea has turned out to be the most active Civil War battlefield restoration of its kind the state of Arkansas has ever seen. Starting with a few acres of heavy underbrush where the Confederate trenches were situated during the battle on August 27th, 1863, Reed’s [...]

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 [...]

Grave Concerns

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

The following column was found in today’s (April 22, 2010) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A note following the column states: Associate Editor Meredith Oakley is editor of the Voices page. An earlier version of today’s column appeared on June 21, 2006. Following is Oakley’s column entitled “Grave Concerns”:

History buffs come in various stripes. A friend [...]

Toothpick Update

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

It has been a very busy and productive week in South East Arkansas. The Patrick Cleburne SCV Camp in Pine Bluff, Arkansas has been involved in documenting various Civil War assets in South East Arkansas. This information is being used to apply for an official Arkansas Civil War Sesq. marker. The information [...]

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. [...]

CSA 900 a Done Deal

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Several years ago at one of the January Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ meeting, someone had exclaimed that the mass grave of 900 CSA Veterans in the Little Rock National Cemetery was not marked, save for an oblisk at the head of the grave. There was no markings to show [...]

Cemetery Symposium November 7

Friday, October 9th, 2009

The Searcy County Historical Society is sponsoring a Cemetery Symposium, Saturday, November 7, in Marshall, Arkansas. Symposium speakers are members of the Arkansas Archeological Survey and the Washington County attorney. They will cover Arkansas Cemetery Law, cemetery restoration, including funding, and the techniques and science of finding lost graves. An Arkansas Cemetery Law [...]

Sulphur Springs Biannual Cleanup A Success

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

This past Saturday, October 3, 2009, nearly twenty were in attendance at the Fall biannual clean up of the Confederate Cemetery located in Sulphur Springs outside Pine Bluff, AR. The demographics were split 50/50 with about 10 from the Cleburne Camp and about 10 from the Jefferson Guard Historical Preservation Cadet Corps.
The grounds are [...]

Camp White Sulphur Springs Clean Up Slated for Saturday

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The annual cleanup day at Camp White Sulphur Springs near Pine Bluff, Arkansas is slated for 9am on Saturday, October 3, 2009. After reviewing the forecast for this day, it appears that it will be nice and sunny and will prove to be a great day of Southern fellowship and work to get the [...]

Special Edition: 2009 Division Reunion

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Welcome to a special edition of The Arkansas Toothpick- The Hub of the Civil War in Arkansas. Saturday, April 4, 2009 will see a very historic event. The first Confederate memorial service of its scope and intensity on the grounds of a historically black campus is slated for 2pm at the University of Arkansas at [...]