With Fire and Sword: Arkansas, 1861-1874

by Thomas A. Deblack

Book Overview

When Arkansas seceded from the Union in 1861, it was a thriving state. But the Civil War and Reconstruction left it reeling, impoverished, and so deeply divided that it never regained the level of prosperity it had previously enjoyed. Although most of the major battles of the war occurred elsewhere, Arkansas was critical to the Confederate war effort in the vast Trans-Mississippi region, and Arkansas soldiers served--some for the Union and more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557287406
• ISBN13: 9781557287403
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.8"