Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for July 16, 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.
1838 — A Cherokee removal party reached Little Rock. A Trail of Tears overland party of about 300 people, with cattle, horses and wagons, arrived opposite Little Rock on July 16, crossed the Arkansas River by ferry and continued toward Red River country.
1864 — Arkansas-connected Black troops saw combat at Grand Gulf. The Fifty-third U.S. Colored Troops, organized in Arkansas, fought at Grand Gulf on July 16 during the Civil War…