After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted to revert to civilian life. During the immediate postwar ...

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After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted ... This event had a mock battle in which some 6,000 blank rounds were expended. Afterward, a mock court-martial was held ...