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From: "Ray and Joan Rogers" <>
Subject: [AR-CIVIL-WAR] Bushwhackers, Hurricane Creek
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:18:48 -0600

With reference to the message from Fran Warren, the situation along
the Arkansas river was very bad in 1863. The land along Hurricane
Creek was a no-man's land. My family was burned out and destroyed,
and they never recovered. My great aunt, Martha Rogers, was 10 at the
time, and she absolutely refused to talk about that time with me. Her
grandfather was killed in front of her by bushwhackers while he was
riding a farm horse on October 12, 1863. The men of the family who
were killed by bushwhackers could not be buried with a marker, because
the bushwhackers would know which farm was unprotected. I still can't
find the graves of several uncles. My g-grandfather's grave is
unmarked, but family records say it was "by the gate" at Hampton
Cemetery near Branch. The family lived where Perry Creek runs into
Hurricane Creek and at Sub Rosa.

After the fall of Little Rock to Union forces in September of 1863.
The area immediately south of the Arkansas River was a no-mans land.
On 23 Oct 1864, a Federal detachment of the 7th Army Corps was
returning to Little Rock after a raid on the Confederate Arsenal at
Princeton and were engaged by Logan's 11th Arkansas Cavalry. 28 men
were reported killed along with 11 wounded and 1 captured. Located in
Saline county, the site is marked by a historical marker.

Most of us have not seen the effects of a civil war first hand, and
most of us who lived through WWII are on the way out. I am afraid
that history will repeat itself. Many honest citizens are working
hard to prevent war; however, approaches are so different as to be
counterproductive. Teddy Roosevelt said, "Speak softly but carry a
big stick." We blather loudly but it's not clear whether we would use
any of our sticks while we send people into harms way.

Regards,
Ray
Los Alamos, NM

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