Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 19, 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.
1864 — Skirmish at Waugh’s Farm (Civil War). A fighting episode in Arkansas’s Red River–region campaign cycle is commonly referenced as the Skirmish at Waugh’s Farm on February 19, 1864.
Line-of-Duty Death…