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Re: Arkansans in the Missouri Militia

That would be awesome. I look forward to seeing anything else you turn up on Arkansas Unionists. I've always been curious about the number of Unionist Arkansans who served in federal units from other states. Because of geography I'm sure Missouri got most of them. But as you know, there were also Arkansans in regiments from other states too. Kansas and Iowa come immediately to mind.

The "official" number of Arkansas Unionists is about 8,300. However, Albert Bishop, former adjutant general of Arkansas, puts the number at 10,000. I wonder how accurate that is. Obviously, there were many Unionist Arkansans who did not serve in Arkansas regiments. Your research offers yet another glimpse of that.

Just out of curiosity, do you know if any of the Arkansans in the 73rd Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia saw prior Confederate service?

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