Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for September 25, 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.
1818 — Osage land cession. At St. Louis, representatives of the Great and Little Osage signed a treaty ceding roughly two million acres in what became Arkansas and Oklahoma, including territory associated with the Arkansas River and Frog Bayou. The Arkansas Secretary of State’s historical land-cession map specifically identifies the September 25, 1818 Osage cession. The treaty also referenced conflict between Osage and Cherokee people.
1864 — Fort Smith Expedition began. Union Maj. Thomas Derry left Little Rock with 385 cavalrymen on September 25 to reopen communications with isolated Fort Smith. The expedition, conducted through central and western Arkansas amid Confederate resistance, ultimately succeeded…