Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 9, 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 May 9, 1864, a skirmish at Eudora Church in Chicot County was recorded as a Union victory during the Civil War.
On May 9, 1874, the Brooks-Baxter War reached a turning point when representatives of Joseph Brooks and Elisha Baxter met with the U.S. attorney general in Washington, helping set up the settlement that effectively ended Reconstruction-era Republican rule in Arkansas…