Jacksonport was one of the main mustering points for the Confederate army in Arkansas. Throughout the war both armies contended for possession of this strategic port located at the center of the White and Black river trade. The Confederate attack on . . . — — Map (db m116206) HM
In spring 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas Hindman sent the C.S.S. Maurepas under Capt. Joseph Fry up the White River to destroy Union supplies at Jacksonport and Grand Glaize. Fry arrived on June 2, 1862, and began shelling Jacksonport. Union . . . — — Map (db m116187) HM
Here on June 5, 1865 Confederate General Jeff Thompson formally surrendered the army of Northern Arkansas to Union military authorities. More than five thousand officers and enlisted men who served under Thompson were paroled here, as were . . . — — Map (db m116199) HM
The first court house in Jackson County, created in 1832, was located at Litchfield, where it remained until 1839, when it was moved to Elizabeth. In 1852 Augusta (now Woodruff County) was made the county seat and two years later it was moved to . . . — — Map (db m116624) HM
Born in Pennington, Ark on Jan. 4, 1937 to John and Itha Lewis. A legend in his time to those who knew him, Joe was a member of the Twitty Bird Band, of which he gave twenty years of service, bringing joy to the hearts of millions of people who . . . — — Map (db m207902) HM
World War I
Alred, William M.- Birdsong, John- Chord, Alton L.- Cole, Elder M.- Davis, Henry - Feeback, Gilbert- Griffin, Neil - Hawthorne, Francis - Howell, Eldridge R. - Inman, Roe - Nash, William E. - Pruett, Jim - Smith, John C. - Ward, . . . — — Map (db m187950) WM
