Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for June 26, 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 June 26, 1864, Union forces under Brig. Gen. Eugene Carr defeated Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. Joseph Shelby in the Skirmish at Clarendon in Monroe County. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas lists 12 Union wounded and 12 Confederate killed.
On June 26, 1862, Confederate authorities organized the Second Trans-Mississippi Regiment, later designated the Twenty-Eighth Arkansas Infantry, drawing companies largely from Arkansas…