Battle of Helena

07/12/2017

Dates have been set for the next reenactment - April 13 - 15, 2018. This will be the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Helena. Make plans to be there!

09/06/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/09/steamboat-sunday-helena-sunday/

If you have never seen the Civil War sites in Helena and you are looking for something to do with the whole family, then come on over to Helena, Arkansas this SundayRead More...

08/29/2016

Don't forget- at 6pm a great lecture by the esteemed Thomas Kennedy at Beth El Heritage Hall at the corner of Perry and Pecan in Helena. The topic will be Southland College!

08/22/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2015/01/civil-war-helena-battery-c-interpretative-map/

One of the most and best-interpreted sites in the region is Battery C. You may have read recent posts regarding this site, but nothing compares to visit in person. One of theRead More...

08/17/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/08/rare-civil-war-artillery-topic-saturday-program/

Have you ever seen a two-pounder Woodruff cannonball? Have you ever heard of a thirty-pounder Hotchkiss artillery shell? Most Civil War buffs have never heard of a Woodruff Gun and fewer peopleRead More...

08/13/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/08/today-arkansas-civil-war-august-13/

On August 13, 1861 the congress of the Confederate States appropriated one million dollars to “provide arms and ammunition and subsistence and transportation for the troops of Missouri co-operating with Arkansas.” TheRead More...

08/12/2016

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08/12/2016

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08/02/2016

A skirmish today in Helena history: http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/08/today-arkansas-civil-war-august-2/

07/23/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/07/today-arkansas-civil-war-july-23/

07/08/2016

http://www.helena-arkansas.com/news/20160707/fort-curtis-attracts-steamboat-visitors

American Queen Steamboat visitors at Fort Curtis visit with Union re-enactors during this past weekend's Steamboat Sunday.

07/02/2016

http://arkansastoothpick.com/2016/07/celebrate-fourth-july-fort-curtis-helena/

Living historians will be in Fort Curtis this Fourth of July in Helena, Arkansas to interpret the Battle of Helena that took place on July 4, 1863. The event will include theRead More...