Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 3, 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 May 3, 1862, Union forces under Samuel R. Curtis reached Batesville, leading to the Skirmish at Batesville and setting up further operations in north-central Arkansas.
The 1864 Camden Expedition in Ouachita County formally ran through May 3, 1864, when Gen. Frederick Steele’s battered Federal army got back to Little Rock after the retreat from Camden and the fighting at Jenkins’ Ferry…