Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for April 6, 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.
On April 6, 1819, botanist Thomas Nuttall recorded his first sighting of Mount Magazine, later identified as Arkansas’s highest peak.
On April 6-7, 1862, Arkansas regiments were heavily engaged at Shiloh, where units such as the First Arkansas suffered severe losses…