Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state ... biographies of distinguished citizens ... a brief descriptive history ... of the counties ...

Front matter

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Chapter I

(ieolog-y — Importance of (iculofjio Stiidj—Ari-a aud Climate — Bouudarii's — Primiijal Streams of the State — The Mountain Systems — The Cfreat Springs — Diversity of Soils — Caves — The Mines, their Wonderful Deposits and Formations !»-] S

Chapter II

Archajology — Kemains of Flint Arrow and Spear Heads, and Stone and Other Ornaments — Evidences of Prehistoric People along the Mississippi — Mounds, etc., in Other Portions of the State — Local Archaeologists and tlicir Work — The Indians — Tribal and Race Characteristics — The Arkansas Tribes — The Cession Treaties — The Removal of IhcCherokecs, Creeks and Choetaws — An Indian Alarm — Assassination of the Leaders, etc., etc 19-2.3

Chapter III

Discovery and Settlement — De Soto in Arkansas — Marquette and Joliet — La Salle, llenncjiin and Tonti — French and English Schemes of Conquest and Dreams of Power — Louisiana — The "Bubble" of .Tohn Law— The Early Viceroys and tiovernors — Proprietary Change of Louisiana — French and Spanish Settlers in .Vrkansas — English Settlers— .\ Few First Settlers in the Counties — The New Madrid Earthquake — Other Items of Interest 34-34

Chapter IV

Organization — The Viceroys and tiovernors — The Attitude of the Royal Owners of Louisiana — The District Divided — The Territory of Arkansas Formed from the Territory of Missouri — The Territorial Government — The First Legislaturi' — The Seat of Government — Other Legislative Bodies — The Due''. i— Arkansas Admitted to Slateluiod — The Constitutional Conventions — The .Memor able Reeonstriietion Period— Legislative Attitude on the Question of Secession — The War of the Governors, etc., etc .34-44

Chapter V

.Vdvunceinent of the State — .Misconceptions Removed — Effects of Slavery upon .\griculture — Extraordinary Improvements Since the War — Important Suirirestions

— Comparative Estimate of Products — (irovvtii of the Manufacturing Interests— Wonderful Showing of Arkansas — Its Desirability as a Place of Residence — State Elevations 4.5-53

Chapter VI

Polities — Importance of thi^ Subject — The Two Old Scliouls of Politicians — Triumph of the Jaeksonians — Early Prominent State Politicians — The Great (inestion of Secession — The Slate Voles to .Join the Confederacy — Horror of the War Period — The Rt^construelion Distress — The Baxter-Brooks Embroglio. . ,V.' :,.-,

Chapter VII

Societies, Stale Institutions, etc. — The Kn Klii\ Klan — Independent Order of Odd Fellows — Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons — Grand Army of the Republic — Bureau of Mines — .\rkansas .\gricultural .Vssoeiatious — State Horticultural Society — The Wheel — The Slate Capital — The Capitol Building — State Libraries — State Medical Society— State Board of Health— Deaf Mute In.stitutc — School for the Blind — Arkansas Lunatic .Asylum — Arkansas Industrial University — The State Debt 56-(H

Chapter VIII

The Bench and Bar — -Vn Analytic View ..r ilie Profession of Law — Spanish and Freni'h Laws — English Comii<yii Law — Th» Legal Circuit Riders — Territorial Laiv ami Lawyers — The Court Circuits- Early Court Odiecrs — The Supreme Court — Prominent Members of the Slate Bench and Bar — The Standard of the Execution of Law in the Stale ." «5-73

Chapter IX

The Lat.- Civil War— ^lualytieal Vi.w ..f the Troublous Times — Passage of the Ordinance of Secession — The Call to .\rms — The First Troops to Take the Field— Invasion of the State by the FcdiTal .\rmy— Sketch of (he Regiments — Names of OHIeer — (lutliue of Field Operations— Cleburne and Yill — KxtracUi from Privale Memoranda— Evacuation of the Stale — Re-oceupation —The War of ISl'i— The Mexican War— Standard of American Generalship 7!V-X1