Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 10, 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.
1862 (Civil War): The Union Army of the Southwest (under Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis) began the Pea Ridge Campaign on February 10, 1862, the winter march that culminated in the March 7–8 Battle of Pea Ridge and helped secure Missouri for the Union.
Choctaw victim in an early Ouachita County case (Camden): A Choctaw man was stabbed to death January 31,1847. John Dowdy was hanged April 25, 1847 near the Oakland Cemetery in Ouachita County’s first legal execution…