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Ralph Leland Goodrich, a school teacher in Little Rock, was an eye witness to these events at the arsenal in 1861. His diary entry on 8 February 1861 makes it clear the people of Little Rock certainly believed Governor Rector called in the militia to try to precipitate conflict and propel the state into secession. Rector denied it. Goodrich characterized the Arkansas troops as more of an armed mob which ended up a "drunken frolic." To read Goodrich's Diary, see: http://goodrichpoems.wordpress.com/

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