The Department of the Arkansas was a territorial department of the

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during the

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History

The Department of the Arkansas was created on January 6, 1864, to consist of

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occupied

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, except Fort Smith. Fort Smith was merged into the Department of the Arkansas on April 17, 1864. It was co-extensive with the reconstitution of 7th Army Corps. Commanders were

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(January 6, 1864 to December 22, 1864) and

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(December 22, 1864 to August 1, 1865).

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1864 establishments in Arkansas Arkansas in the American Civil War

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