When Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch established his Confederate headquarters at Fayetteville in 1861, with him was another Texan — John Henry Brown — who had served as a soldier in the Texas militia, been elected to the state legislature and had edited several newspapers. This last occupation proved to have... Continue reading

Peter Houser, seen here later in life, worked on his father's farm in McLean County, Illinois, until the age of 25, when he joined the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. He was a member of Company B, which served with the Union's Army of the Frontier and was... Continue reading

Peter Houser, seen here later in life, worked on his father's farm in McLean County, Illinois, until the age of 25, when he joined the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. He was a member of Company B, which served with the Union's Army of the Frontier and was... Continue reading

Peter Houser, seen here later in life, worked on his father's farm in McLean County, Illinois, until the age of 25, when he joined the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. He was a member of Company B, which served with the Union's Army of the Frontier and was... Continue reading

The timeline above and below shows events related to the Civil War that happened in Fayetteville and Arkansas as well as major national and regional events, which are in italics. 1820 Congress passed the "Missouri Compromise," legislation prohibiting slavery in territories north of the parallel 36°30' north, the same parallel... Continue reading