Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 10, 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 10, 1749, Arkansas Post suffered a major Chickasaw attack during the French-Chickasaw conflict. Encyclopedia of Arkansas entries say the raiders struck settlers outside the post, killed several French men, and captured women and children; the attack helped trigger the post’s move closer to the Quapaw.
In the Civil War, on May 10, 1862, the Engagement at Plum Point Bend was fought near Osceola on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. The Confederate River Defense Fleet attacked the Union Mississippi Flotilla, sinking two Union gunboats in what the Encyclopedia of Arkansas identifies as a Confederate victory…