Date........................Event..............................................# Regiments....# Companies
October 16, 1859......John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry...... 0...................1
May 18, 1860............Lincoln nominated by Republicans.......45..................10
August 27, 1860 ........Gov Conway Publishes Militia Laws......62..................19
November 6, 1860..... Election Day 1860.............................62..................31
December 20, 1860....South Carolina Seceeds.....................62..................34
January, 1861...........Legislature Authorizes Vote Secession..62..................42
February 8, 1861.......Totten Surenders Arsenal Buidling.......62..................44
February 18, 1861..... Arkansas Votes to hold convention...... 62..................49
March 4, 1861...........Lincoln Swon in as President...............62..................55
April 12, 1861...........Fort Sumter bombarded.....................66..................69
April 23, 1861........... Militia Sieze Fort Smith......................66..................71
May 6, 1861.............Arkansas Seceeds..............................66..................80
July 15, 1861...........Arkansas Troops Transferred to CSA..... 69.................156
August 10, 1861.......Battle of Wilson's Creek......................69.................169
November 23, 1861...Borland Calls for Militia.......................69.................188
January 10, 1862.......Trans-Mississippi created....................70.................192