The delegate who refused to betray his constituents for a Confederate Arkansas

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Isaac Murphy’s Lone Stand Against Arkansas Secession

Arkansas faced a gut-wrenching choice in 1861. At first, most folks wanted to stay in the Union.

They sent Unionist delegates to the Old State House in March, where they voted down secession plans. But then Fort Sumter changed everything…

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