Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for April 15, 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.
On April 15, 1861, after President Abraham Lincoln called for troops following Fort Sumter, Governor Henry M. Rector refused to furnish Arkansas troops, a pivotal step on the state’s road to secession.
On April 15, 1864, Union forces under Frederick Steele occupied Camden in Ouachita County during the Camden Expedition, a major Arkansas phase of the Red River Campaign…