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Edited by
JOHN HUGH REYNOLDS
Secretary
Vol.4
CONWAY, ARKANSAS 1917

Submitted by Dena Whitesell


CONTENTS

Page

Officers

5

Constitutional Convention of 1868, by Eugene Cypert

7

Clayton's Aftermath of the Civil War in Arkansas, by Mrs. U. M. Rose

57

Narrative of a Journey in the Prairie, by Albert Pike

66

Captain Valentine Merriwether McGehee, by Howard M. Ingram

140

Letters of David O. Dodd and Biographical Sketch, by Dallas T. Herndon

152

Early Days in Sevier County, by W. S. Ray

170

Murder of the Wright Family—Recollections, by J. F. Bates

204

History of the Official Flag of Arkansas, by Willie K. Hocker

207

Constitutional Convention of 1874—Reminiscences, by Joseph W. House

210

The Arkansas Baptists and Inter-National Religious Liberty, by Rev. J. B. Searcy

269

The Arkansas History Commission—A Review of Its Work, by Dallas T. Herndon

272

John Pope—An Unfinished Sketch, by U. M. Rose

284

What Was DeSoto's Route Through Arkansas? by Ada Mixon

293

Breaking Up a Party of Arkansas River Gamblers, by William T. Heard

312

When the Quapaws Went to Red River—A Translation, by Dallas T. Herndon

326

Price's Campaign of 1861, by N. B. Pearce

332

Arkansas and the Jesuits in 1727—A Translation, by W. A. Falconer

352

Michael Shelby Kennard, by George P. Kennard

379

Early Days of Camden, by Mrs. A. A. Tufts

386

Arkansas Mounds—Notes, by Edward Palmer

390

BOOK INDEX
(though since we've removed the page numbers in this transcription, it's not going to help much)

INDEX

OFFICERS
President Dr. A. C. Millar, Little Rock
Vice Presidents - Judge J. M. Hill, Fort Smith; Judge Jacob Trieber, Little Rock; Gen. B. W. Green, Little Rock
Secretary - Dr. J. H. Reynolds, Conway
Treasurer - Hon. R. J. Wilson, Fayetteville
Executive Committee - Dr. A. C. Millar, Little Rock; Judge J. M. Hill, Fort Smith; Judge Jacob Trieber; Dr. J. H. Reynolds, Conway; Hon. R. J. Wilson, Fayetteville

Ex-Presidents
Prof. W. O. Wilson, 1903-1904
Hon. James K. Jones, 1904-1907
Col. V. Y. Cook, 1907-1908.

LIFE MEMBERS - Mr. William S. Mitchell, Little Rock and Col. V. Y. Cook, Batesville.



INDEX TO BOOK.

Adam's Mound, Lincoln county, 392.
Aiken, John R., associate justice Supreme Court, 259, 260.
Andrews, George, 68.
Anthony House, center of stirring scenes in Brooks-Baxter war, 249.
Aquixo, Indian village, 296.
Archives, work of History Commission, 276, 277.
"Argo," steamboat seized by secessionists in 1861, 37, 38.
Arkadelphia, mounds near, 390.
Arkansas country, French missionaries in, 276, 277, etc.
Arkansas City, mound near, 442, 443.
Arkansas Post, cotton market, 318; in 1883, 432.
Arms, Confederates poorly equipped, 336, 337.
Ashley county, contest in, over delegates, 36.
Atchley, Mrs. R. M., 141.
Baird, John, captain First Missouri Cavalry, 157.
Banks, Tom, of Virginia, 95.
Baptist, The Arkansas, and international religious liberties, 269, 270.
Barton, J. M., private secretary to Governor Clayton, 233.
Bates, J. F., pioneer teacher, 204.
Batesville, early settlement, 315.
Battle, B. B., associate justice, 240, 241.
Baxter, Elisha, elected governor, 61, 62; governor, 232.
Benton, county seat Saline county, 152.
Berry, James H., United States senator, 241; Auditor of State, 226.
Berry, Lieutenant-Colonel, First Arkansas Cavalry, 834.
Bizzell, Dr., a pioneer, 179.
Blanks, E. B., of Little Rock, 156.
Bowen, Thos. M., president convention of 1868, 8; associate justice Supreme Court, 226.
Bradley, John M., delegate convention of 1868, 11, 12; advised confiscation of steamboat in 1861, 37.
Bragg, Gen. Braxton, 142, 143; poor generalship, 144; incompetency, 150, 151.
Breckenridge, General, at Murfreesboro, 144.
Brewster, William R., Confederate soldier, 146.
"Brindle-tails," a political faction; how name originated, 238, 239.
Brooks, Mr., wife outraged by negro militia, 236.
Brooks, Joseph, delegate to convention of 1868, 9; resented term carpetbagger, 20, 21, 22; elected governor, 62; member convention of 1868, 224; political opponent of Clayton, 238, 226, 227.
Brooks-Baxter war, account of, 241, 242, 243, etc.; 62, 63, 64.
Buffalo on prairies, 69; hunting, 104; habits of, 125.
Bulletins, issued by History Commission, 276.
"Burbons," term of derision applied to southern meii, 220.
Burial places of pioneers, 183.
Butler, James W., leader in convention of 1874, 261.
Caddo river, 174.
Camden, Arkansas, 154; early days in, 386; settlement of, 386, 387.
Campaign of 1861 in Northern Arkansas, 336-339.
Canadian fork, 68.
Cane Hill, early settlement in Northwest Arkansas, 205.
Carpetbaggers and scalawags, 8; Arkansas overrun by, 195; in convention of 1868, 222.
Carroll, Col. De Rosey, Fifth Arkansas Cavalry, 334.
Casqui, Indian country, 296, 297, 298.
Catterson, R. F., in command Southwest Arkansas, 232.
Centre Point, town in Sevier county, 177.
Chair's Mound, near Forrest City, 441.
Chapel Hill, early settlement, 180.
Chickasawba, mounds near, 400.
Chilton, Major, Texas Cavalry Regiment, 335.
Churchill, Col. T. J., First Arkansas Mounted Rifles, 385.
Clarksville, Texas, settlement, 183.
Clayton, Powell, author "The Aftermath of the Civil War in Arkansas," 56; ambassador to Mexico, 56; governor of Arkansas, 56; elected to United States senate, 60; and his militia, 195; elected governor, 226; shrewd politician, 228; proclaimed martial law, 231; elected United States senator, 240.
Climate, lower Mississippi, 357.
Dowry, Robert C, superintendent United States military telegraph at Little Rock, 157.
Cogburn, Miss Minerva, friend of David O. Dodd, 155.
Collegeville, village of, 152.
Confederate army on the march, 144, 145.
Confederate roster, work of History Commission on, 281, 282.
Confederate soldiers, situation faced by after war, 213.
Confederate States, peace with independence, 148.
Congress, the Fourteenth Amendment adopted, 217.
Constitution of 1868, delegates opposed to, 49; final vote on in convention, 53; adopted, 49, 222, 223, 225.
Convention, constitutional of 1868, 7; of 1874, 64; history of, 210; events leading up to, 211, 212.
Cook, V. Y., member committee on flag, 208.
Cotton, factory in Arkansas, 172, 174; shipped to New Orleans by boat, 178.
Cotton tax, its burden, 34.
Counterfeiters, headquarters for, on Rolling Fork, 184.
Crittenden county, mounds in, 411, 412.
Cross Timbers, 69.
Crump, George, United States marshal, 241.
Cypert, Eugene, 7.
Cypert, Jesse N., delegate convention of 1868, 12; opposed Constitution of 1868, 14; member constitutional convention 1874, 241; distinguished figure in convention of 1874, 260, 261.
Dancing, the pioneers, 176.
D. A. R., Pine Bluff chapter, 207.
Davidson, General, 157.
Deer on prairies, 69, etc.
Delegates, convention of 1868, 8.
Democrats, attitude toward convention of 1868, 14, 15, etc.
DeQueen, mineral spring near, 179, 180.
DeQueen Bee, early files of, 188.
DeSoto, what was his route through Arkansas, 292, 293, etc.
DeSoto mound, 443, 444. . .
DeVall's Bluff, end of railroad in 1864, 154.
DeWoody, Mrs. W. L., regent Pine Bluff chapter D. A. R., 207.
Dockery, Col. T. P., Fifth Arkansas Infantry, 334.
Dodd, Andrew Marion, father of David Owen Dodd, 152.
Dodd, David Owen, hanged as spy, 152; sutler's clerk in Federal army, 154; trial, 157, 158; letters to mother and sister, 158-166.
Dollarhide, Judge Sam, of Rocky Comfort, 183. Doyne, J. J., secretary committee on flag, 207.
Drew county, mounds in, 394.
Dumas, Father, French missionary, 366.
DuPoisson, Father, letter of, to Father Patouilet, 370, 371, 372, etc.; missionaries to Indians, 352.
Duval, Bouldin, address in convention of 1868, 29.
Election, proclamation of, by General Ord, 218, 219. Elk mountain, 92.
Embree, Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Arkansas Cavalry, 335.
English, E. H., signer of address to people in 1867, 219.
Fagan, General, headquarters at Camden, 155.
Falconer, W. A., author of "Arkansas and the Jesuits in 1727," 353.
Farming, difficulties following the war, 191, 192.
Ferguson, William, wounded at Murfreesboro, 147.
Fifteenth Amendment, ratified by Legislature, 236, 237.
Files, A. W., robbed by Clayton militia, 234.
Filler mound, in Drew county, 394.
Fishback, W. M., attorney for David Owen Dodd, 157; member convention of 1874, 267.
Fitzgerald, I. D., of Little Rock, 156.
Flag, history of the Arkansas, 207; design explained, 208, 209.
Flint, Mr., description of Cumanches, 98.
Forrest City, Crook mound near, 440.
Fort Smith, 186.
Fort Towson, military poet, 69.
Frauenthal, Mrs. Jo, member committee on flag, 208.
French missionaries to the Indians, 352, 353.
Gamblers, members of gang, 317.
Game—Bear, deer and turkey, 174.
Garland, Augustus, elected governor, 64; signer of address to people in 1867, 219.
Gazette, The Arkansas, attitude toward convention of 1868, 13.
"Gentleman of Elvas," member of DeSoto's expedition, 293, 294.
Gillen, General, succeeded General Ord as military commandant, 225.
Grant, Gen. U. S., and anti-war politicians, 212, 213.
Gratiot, Col. John R., Third Arkansas Infantry, 334.
Greeley, Horace, change of heart toward the South, 61.
Green, B. W., member committee on flag, 208.
Green, Gen. Nathaniel, a descendant of, buried in Arkansas, 197, 198.
Green, Col. E., Texas Cavalry Regiment, 385.
Gregg, Lafayette, associate justice Supreme Court, 226.
Gregory, Minor, recollections of reconstruction under Clayton, 64, 65.
Grey, Captain, 331.
Grey, W. H., negro, 10; speech for freedom in convention of 1868, 17, 18.
Grist mill of rude pioneer sort, 193, 194.
Gunter, Lieut.-Col. T. M., Fourth Arkansas Infantry, 834.
Hall, Bedford, Confederate soldier, 146.
Hammonds, Dr. J. W., of Tennessee, 180.
Hanger, Mrs. Frederick, 66.
Hardee, General, at Murfreesboro, 142, 143, 144.
Harley, Wm. R., member Legislature, 241.
Harper, Major, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles, 335.
Harris, John, of Missouri, 94.
Harrison, Wm. M., associate justice Supreme Court, 226.
Hartwell, Jesse, president Arkansas Baptist State convention, 271.
Haynes, Lieutenant-Colonel, Third Louisiana Infantry, 336.
Heckatoo, Lincoln county, 390.
Hekatton, Indian chief, 326.
Herbert, Col. Louis, Third Louisiana Infantry, 335.
Hernandez de Biedma, chief commissary to DeSoto's expedition, 293.
Herndon, Dallas T. (Director State Department Archives and History), author of biographical sketch of David Owen Dodd, 162; review of work of Arkansas History Commission, 272; "When the Quapaws went to Red River—a Translation," 326; "Explanatory" of unfinished sketch by U. M. Rose, 284.
Hicks, W. F., delegate convention of 1868, 11.
High prices just after the war, 198.
Hinds, Joe, political adventurer, 221.
History Commission, The Arkansas, a review of its work, by Dallas T. Herndon, secretary, 272; material for biography, 274, 276, 276.
Hocker, Miss Willie K, author of "A History of the Official Flag of Arkansas," 207.
Hodges, Earle W., Secretary of State, 207.
Hodges, J. L., delegate to convention of 1868, 87; carpetbagger, 228.
Holly Grove, 437.
Hollywood plantation, 437, 438.
Holman, C. K., mine promoter, 187.
Hood's landing for steamboats, 177.
Hord, Wm. T., author "Breaking Up a Party of Arkansas River Gamblers," 312.
Homer, John J., leader in convention of 1874, 261.
Horse racing in Sevier county, 178.
Horse thieves, 180, 181.
Horses, wild, 67, etc.
Horse racing, 314.
Hostages, taken by DeSoto, 295.
Hot Springs, in DeSoto's route, 307.
Hot Springs road, 155.
House, J. W., Sr., author "Reminiscences of Convention of 1874," 210.
House mounds, 436.
House sites on mounds, 434.
Hudson, J. M., first lieutenant Company G, Second Arkansas Infantry, 140, 141.
Hudson, Matt, Confederate soldier, 46.
Hunters in French colonies, 355, 356.
Illinois country, French missionaries in, 378, 379. Indian bayou, in Lonoke county, 411.
Indians—A medicine man, 330; mode of gambling, 192; ball games, 192, 193; as laborers, 193; as mail carriers, 179; hospitality of Pacahas, 800; Caddo in Louisiana, 326; Caddos, a war-like tribe, 331; Cherokees, 73; Oiawas, 97; home of Ciawas, 139; Cumanches, 88; depredations by Cumanches, 98; ceremonies of Cumanches over buffalo bones, 103, 104; encounters with Cumanches, 106; country of Cumanches, 107; Cumanches, tribe of Snake or Shokone nation, 107; in village of Cumanches, 109, 110; dress of the Pacahas, 299; Eutaws, 91, 92; on the march, 328; social habits, 328, 329; Osages, 95, 130; village of Osages, 130, 131; friendliness of the Osages, 130, 131; Pawnees, 70; Pueblo, 90; Quapaws, migration of, 826, 327, etc.; religion, 329; salt works, 390; warfare of Pawnees and Cumanches on Cherokees and Choctaws, 138, 139.
Ingham, Rev. Howard M., 140.
Irving, Washington, in western country, 136.
Jackson, Claiborn, governor of Missouri, 835.
Jackson, Mississippi, 154.
Jackson, Mr., inventor, 185, 186.
Jefferson county, mounds in, 402.
Jesuits, Arkansas and the, in 1727, 353.
Johnson, President Andrew, and reconstruction, 213, 214.
Johnson, James N., lieutenant-governor, 226.
Jones, James K., United States senator, 241.
Joplin, Missouri, mining company promoting in Sevier county, 187.
Jordan, Dr. Junius, member committee on flag, 208.
Journey, narrative of, in prairie, by Albert Pike, 66.
"Judge Lynch" trying horse thieves, 181.
Kennard, George P., author sketch, "Michael Shelby Kennard," 379.
Kennard, Michael Shelby, biographical sketch of, 379.
Kinsworthy, Bert, mine promoter, 187.
Knapp mounds in Pulaski county, 423, 424, 425, 426.
Ku Klux Klan, 55, 59, 60; protecting southern whites, 195, 196.
Lake Anderson, mounds near, 441, 442.
Land grants to the French, 353, 354.
Lane, Lieutenant-Colonel, Texas Cavalry Regiment, 335.
League, The Union, secret organization of negroes, 221.
Leonard, Major, Third Louisiana Infantry, 335.
Lepetdt, Father, letter to Father D'Avagour, 376, 377.
Lewis, Aaron B., 67; his story of journey to New Mexico, 84, 90.
Library of Congress, little material in, for history of Arkansas, 280, 281.
Lincoln, Abraham, proclamation, December, 1863, 13; advised reconstruction in Arkansas, 25; the South loser by his death, 214; calls for troops, 333.
Linwood Station, mounds near, 402.
Little Red river, 96.
Little Rock, Arkansas, taken by Federals, 153; as market, 175; in 1883, 428, 429.
Loyalty leagues, 55.
Lynn, Dr. Lewis N., 314.
Madden, Col. J., farmer near Clarksville, 317.
Magazine mountains, DeSoto near, 304.
Maize, cultivation of, 354.
Mallory, S. W., in command Southern Arkansas, 232.
Marianna, Arkansas, 435.
Marks, Billy, Confederate soldier, 146.
Mark's Mill, named for John H. Marks, 141.
Marmaduke, Colonel, Missouri State Troops, 335.
Martial law, conditions under, 231, 232, 233; outrages committed during, 256, 257, 258.
Matlock, Lieutenant-Colonel, Arkansas Mounted Rifles, 335.
Matthews, William, Confederate soldier, 146.
McClure, John, delegate to convention of 1868, 9, 224; associate justice of Supreme Court, 226.
McCrary, Col. Decius, politician, 212.
McCulloch, Ben, brigadier general, C. S. A., 335.
McDonald, Senator, U. S. Senator, owner of Robber's Roost, 230.
McGehee, town of, named for Captain McGehee, 140, 141.
McGehee, Madison Tate, of Pine Bluff, 141.
McGehee, Capt. Valentine Merriwether, 140.
Mclntosh, Col. James, Second Arkansas Cavalry, 335.
McKean, John G., captain in Confederate army, 169.
McLean, John, killed in battle, 147.
McRae, Col. Dandridge, Arkansas Battalion, 335.
Memorial Chapter, U. D. C, 64.
Memphis, a market to Arkansas farmers, 175.
Menard mound near Arkansas Post, 431, 432, 445, 467.
Mesquite on prairie, 114, 121.
Mexico, the "Sick Man" of North America, 26.
Miehr, Sergeant, Company B, First Missouri Cavalry, 156.
Mining booms in Sevier county, 186, 187.
"Minstrels," a political faction; how name originated, 238.
Missouri wagon road, 96.
Missouri trading with Mexico, 138.
Mixon, Miss Ada, author of "What Was DeSoto's Route Through Arkansas?" 293.
Monks, William, political renegade, 231.
Monroe, Louisiana, David O. Dodd in telegraph office, 153.
Montgomery, John R., Attorney General, 226.
Moore, John M., attorney, Little Rock, 241.
Morgan, James, Confederate soldier, 146.
Mounds of Arkansas, observations, 390.
Mounds, Carpenter's in Clark county, 416; excavating, 395; in Crittenden county, 402, 403, 417; in Cross county, 435; in Desha county, 401, 404, 419, 427; in Franklin county, 419; in Independence county, 420, 421; in Jackson county, 427, 428; in Lawrence county, 420; in Mississippi county, 398, 408, 409, 417, 427; in Monroe county, 412, 421, 422, 423; in Poinsett county, 396, 397, 412; in Pulaski county, 423, 429, 430, 431; in Saline county, 405, 406, 407, 408; in White county, 396.
Murfreesboro, battle of, 142, 143.
Murphy, Isaac, governor, 25; his vote in secession convention, 333; governor under provisional government, 215; in secession convention, 215; financing his administration, 229.
Natchez, French settlement at, 366.
National forest reservation, in DeSoto's route, 306.
Negroes, enfranchisement, 7; in convention of 1868, 8; enfranchised to control whites, 33; organized as militia, 58; and elections, 58, 59.
Neill, lieutenant-Colonel, Fifth Arkansas Infantry, 834.
New Mexicans, 138.
New Mexico, trading in, 67.
New Orleans in 1727, 853.
Newspaper files in archives History Commission, 276, 278, 279.
Newton, R. C, signer of address to people in 1867, 219.
New York Herald, report of conditions in Arkansas, 60.
Noble, Mrs., of Star City, 141.
Noel, Mrs. Julia McAlmont, member committee on flag, 208.
Nolan, Col. C. F. M., 321.
Norman, G. W., in convention of 1868, 47.
North Fork, tributary of the Canadian, 68, 69.
Norwood, Dr., a pioneer, 179.
Norwood, Hal L., Attorney General, 177.
Norwood, Peter, negro politician, 199.
Nunn, John, first settler at Camden, 389.
Obear, Bryan, of St. Louis, 312.
Office seekers, an army of, 237, 238.
Olderburg, Daniel, of Company E, First Missouri Cavalry, 156.
Oliver, W. S., collector Pulaski county, 230.
Ord, E. O. C, military commandant, 8; major-general commanding military district of Arkansas and Mississippi, 216.
Ouachita river, course followed by DeSoto, 307, 308.
Owen, Lydia Echols, mother of David Owen Dodd, 152.
Owen, Thomas, delegate to convention of 1868, 11.
Pacahas, Indian tribe in Arkansas country, 295, 296.
Page, Henry, treasurer of State, 226.
Palmer, Edward, agent Smithsonian Institute, 890.
Paraclifta, settlement in Sevier county, 177.
Pearce, Gen. N. B., author "Pearce's Campaign of 1861," secession and preparation for war, 332, 333; brigadier general first army of Arkansas, 334.
Pecan Point, mounds near, 408, 409, 410.
Pecos river, Indian village on, 97.
Peel, Maj. Samuel W., Fourth Arkansas Infantry, 334.
Pettigrew, Mrs. C. W., author of Plan for State Flag, 207.
Pike, Albert, 66; explorations of, 98.
Pine Bluff, DeSoto passed near, 301, 302; cotton market, 413, 414.
Plantation in French colony, 355.
Point of Rocks, 78, 79.
Poland, Luke E., chairman congressional committee to investigate Arkansas, 229.
Pope, John, governor Arkansas Territory, sketch of, 285, etc.
Pottery, Indian, 892, 898.
Prairie, characteristics, 70, 72; travel in, hardships, etc., 75, 76, 84,
85, 86; covered with long grass, 188.
Price, John G., editor of The Little Rock Republican, 220; political henchman of Clayton, 238.
Price, Gen. Sterling, commander Missouri State Guards, 335.
Priest, John G., secretary of convention of 1868, 13.
Province, Lieut-Col. D., Third Arkansas Infantry, 384.
Public documents in History Commission, 279, 280.
Puckett, John, Confederate soldier, 146.
Quapaws, village of, 369.
Quiguate, Indian village, 301.
Ray, W. S., author "Early Days in Sevier County," 169; some account of his career, 171.
Rebel, an unwelcome visitor, 173.
Reconstruction under carpetbaggers and negroes, 200, 201; as a breeder of bitter feeling, 214; the first provisional government in Arkansas, 215, 7.
Red river, in prairie country, 125, 126;
Quapaws moved south of, 326.
Reed, Capt. JameB, Fort Smith Battery of Artillery, 334.
Reeves, Gen. Jos. A., 140.
Reo Azul, branch of Brazos, 116.
Republican Party, 39.
Research, encouraged by History Commission, 277, 278.
Ringgold, Col. John, 313, 314.
Ringo, Daniel, signer of address to people in 1867, 219.
Robber's Roost on Rogues Hill, built with State and county funds, 230.
Rocky Mountains, appearance of, 73.
Rodrigo, Ranjel, private secretary to DeSoto, 293.
Rose, George B., member committee on flag, 207.
Rose, Mrs. U. M., review of Clayton's "Aftermath of the Civil War in Arkansas," 56.
Rose, U. M., respected Governor Baxter, 62; signer of address to people in 1867, 219; author of unfinished sketch of John Pope, 285.
Russell, Mrs. Barbara, 141.
Saline county, mounds in, 394.
Saline river, crossed by DeSoto, 302.
Salt mining, 188, 189;
salt wells near Arkadelphia, 393.
Saltillo, Spanish settlement, 95.
San Fernandez settlement, 89.
San Miguel settlement, 82.
Santa Fe trading post, 68.
Sarassa mounds, Lincoln county, 391.
Sarber, John N., member constitutional convention of 1868, 224.
Sarrison, Indian chief, 326.
Sawmill, the first in Sevier county, 194, 195.
"Scalawags," change of views in convention, 46.
Schools for the pioneers, 202.
Scudder, Sam, Confederate soldier, 146.
Searcy, Rev. J. B., author of "The Arkansas Baptist and International Religious Liberties," 269.
Seigel, Gen. Franz, commander Federal troops in Missouri, 343, 345.
Semaron river, branch of the Arkansas, 139.
Settlements of French pioneers, 363.
Sevier county, early days in, 169.
Shooting matches, 178, 179.
Shoppach, J. H., in convention of 1868, 55.
Shreveport, a market, 175.
Sim, Clifford Stanley, member convention of 1868, 224.
Slaves, the old-fashioned darkey, 176; "Fiddlers," 176; a Confederate pensioner, 177.
Smith, Hiram, first postmaster at Camden, 388.
Smith, Jabez M., picturesque member convention of 1874, 267.
Smith's mound, Lincoln county, 391.
Smith, Samuel G., captain Dixie Grays, Sixth Arkansas Infantry, 282.
Smith, Thomas, superintendent public instruction, 226.
Smoot, George P., member convention of 1874, 266.
Snow storm on prairie, 81.
South Arkansas, a rough, unsettled country, 172, 173.
Souel, Father, missionary to Indians, 353.
Stake Prairie, home of Cumanches, 353.
Stanley, Henry M., English explorer, 282.
State House, public documents recovered, 326.
Steamboat transporting troops, 154.
Steele, General, United States army, in command at Little Rock, 152.
St. Charles, Arkansas, hotel in, 416.
St. Francis river, crossed by DeSoto, 298.
St. John's College at Little Rock, 153; headquarters for Baxter forces in Brooks-Baxter war, 249.
Stock raising, a country well suited to, 175.
Stone, Thomas, pioneer of Camden, 388.
Stopral, Lieutenant, First Missouri Cavalry, 157.
Taggart, Mrs. W. A., member committee on flag, 207.
Talaiferro, Capt. Ben B., Company G, Second Arkansas Infantry, 140.
Tankersley, C. W., carpetbagger and speaker House of Representatives, 239, 240.
Taos, settlement, 93.
Teague, Wm, Confederate soldier, 146.
Telegraphic code deciphered, 157.
Texas, Dodds move to, 152; runaways to, 181.
Thornburg, George, member of Legislature, 241.
Todd, James, pioneer settler, 197.
Tolson, Wm., Confederate soldier, 146.
Tomlinson, Mrs. Frank, member committee on flag, 207.
Travel difficulties in French colonies, 356, 357.
Travel in Indian canoes, 361, 362.
Tufts, Mrs. A. A., author "Early Days in Camden," 386.
Ultima Thule settlement.. 174.
Union sympathizers, 172, 173.
Upham, D. P., in command Northeastern Arkansas, 232.
Vivier, Father, letter to Father---------, 378.
Walker, C. W., in convention of 1868, 56.
Walker, David, president secession convention, 215; colonel of Fourth Arkansas Infantry, 334.
Ward, Major, Third Arkansas Infantry, 334.
War Department, Confederate, incompetency of, 147, 148; muster rolls in, 281, 282.
Watkins, George C, signer of address to people in 1867, 219.
Watson, E. P., member of Legislature, 241.
White, James T., negro, 10; member of convention of 1874, 266.
White, R. J. T., Secretary of State, 226.
Wild horses as food, 121, 122; vast numbers of, 122, 123.
Williams, Bill, a trapper, 95.
Wilson's creek, battle of, 341; casualties of, 360, 351.
Women in French colony, 355.
Woodruff, Capt. W. E., Little Rock Battery Artillery, 334.
Wright, Mahla, murdered by thieves, 204.
Wright, Wm., pioneer farmer, 204.
Yankees pictured as poor fighters by southern politicians, 212.
Yell, Governor Archibald, residence at Fayetteville, 313.



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