Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for September 27, 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. ChatGPT has collected this data.
1863 — Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie. Confederate cavalry under Col. Joseph Shelby encountered Company H, First Arkansas Infantry (U.S.), near present-day Logan County. The Confederates won, with 28 Federals captured and two killed; Confederate losses were reported as 10 killed and eight wounded.
1911 — Desha County lynching. Charles Malpass Sr. was lynched September 27 after a violent confrontation involving his sons and law-enforcement officers — an unusual documented instance of a white lynching victim in Arkansas…