Sandford C. Faulkner (March 3, 1803August 4, 1874), better known as Sandy Faulkner, was an American planter,

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and fiddler who personified the mid- 19th century

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song " Arkansas Traveler," for which he received writing credit. It has since gone on to become the official state historic song of

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Sandford C. Faulkner was born in

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on March 3, 1803 to Nicholas and Sally ( Fletcher) Faulkner. He was responsible in large part for the story forming the basis of the "Arkansas Traveler", which was the official song of

from 1949 to 1963, and the state historical song since 1987. During the

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, he served as an artillery

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detailed to

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duty in the

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of the

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Faulkner County, Arkansas Faulkner County is located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 113,237, making it the fifth most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat and largest city is Conwa ...

(established 1873) is named after him.

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; Official
Faulkner Family Papers
at UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture ; General information * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faulkner, Sandford C. 1803 births 1874 deaths 19th-century American composers 19th-century American Episcopalians 19th-century American male musicians 19th-century storytellers American male composers American militia officers American slave owners American storytellers Arkansas Democrats Burials at Mount Holly Cemetery Composers for fiddle Confederate States Army officers Deaths from typhoid fever Deaths in Arkansas Episcopalians from Arkansas Farmers from Arkansas Faulkner County, Arkansas Folk musicians from Arkansas Military personnel from Arkansas Musicians from Little Rock, Arkansas People from Chicot County, Arkansas People from Georgetown, Kentucky People of Arkansas in the American Civil War People of the Brooks–Baxter War Recipients of American presidential pardons Southern old-time fiddlers

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