Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for September 1, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPH has collected this data.
Ouachita County, 1860. Federal land records cited by the Encyclopedia of Arkansas show John Hays receiving 80 acres and Edward Scogin 120 acres at Frenchport on September 1, illustrating antebellum settlement along the Ouachita River corridor.
1863 — Action at Devil’s Backbone. Union forces advancing in western Arkansas fought Confederate troops under Brig. Gen. William L. Cabell along Devil’s Backbone near Greenwood. After about three hours, the Confederates withdrew. The action helped Union forces secure Fort Smith, an important strategic prize on Arkansas’s western frontier…