{"id":3658,"date":"2014-06-23T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T17:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/?page_id=3658"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:43:13","slug":"foughtinearnest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/foughtinearnest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fought in earnest: Civil War Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Magale<\/a>Magnolia, AR\u2013 Fought in earnest: Civil War Arkansas, <\/em>a free traveling exhibit chronicling major historical events in Arkansas between 1861 and 1865, will be displayed at SAU\u2019s Magale Library, \u00a0100 East University, Magnolia on September 17 \u2013 October 10, 2014 from Monday through Friday, \u00a08:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Fought in earnest<\/em> contains fifteen free-standing banners that showcase images from the Arkansas History Commission\u2019s holdings. Original documents, photographs, maps, drawings, paintings and artifacts illustrate the story of the Civil War in Arkansas. These primary source materials offer a first-hand look at the lives of Confederate and Union soldiers, government officials and civilians from 1861 to 1865.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to develop several types of materials to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in Arkansas,\u201d stated Dr. Lisa Speer, State Historian and the History Commission\u2019s Director. She continued, \u201cI am very pleased that Magale Library is sharing this intimate glimpse into Arkansas\u2019s role in the Civil War with their visitors and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Civil War materials developed by the Commission for the sesquicentennial include two books, Traveled through a fine country: The Journal of Captain Henry Brockman, <\/em>and Documenting Arkansas; The Civil War 1861-1865, <\/em>the companion book to Fought in earnest. <\/em>Online order forms for these publications are available www.ark-ives.com\/documenting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During its 107 year existence the State Archives has actively collected materials from this crucial era in our nation and our state. Diaries written by soldiers and citizens; letters to mothers,<\/p>\n

fathers, wives, sweethearts, brothers, and sisters; military orders, newspaper accounts, photographs, broadsides, and even party invitations recount the day-to-day lives of people\u00a0caught up in the most significant event in nineteenth century America. These publications and\u00a0exhibituse these primary source materials to tell the story of the Civil War from an Arkansas\u00a0perspective. The variety of items represents the breadth of the Commission\u2019s Civil War resources, while thousands more documents are available to researchers.<\/p>\n

For more information about the exhibit at Magale Library, call (870) 235-4170 or email library@saumag.edu. To schedule the exhibit in your institution call the Arkansas History Commission at 501.682.6900 or e-mail state.archives@arkansas.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This exhibit was produced in part by a grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, funded by the Arkansas Real Estate Transfer Tax.<\/em><\/p>\n

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