Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for July 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 July 6, 1864, Union and Confederate forces clashed in the Skirmish at Benton during a Federal scout from Little Rock into Saline County; the route later pushed toward Caddo Gap.
On July 6, 1888, Gus Bogle, a young Black man, was hanged at Fort Smith for a Choctaw Nation murder while protesting his innocence…