Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 22, 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.
1865 — Skirmish at Mrs. Voche’s (near Lake Village)
On February 22, 1865, Union troops foraged and clashed with Confederate forces near Lake Village at a site remembered as “Mrs. Voche’s,” part of the late-war fighting and raiding along the lower Mississippi/Chicot County frontier…