Arkansas Civil War sesquicentennial commission videos

AETN's Tommy Sanders hosts this Civil War in Arkansas 150 years commemoration video that asks "Why commemorate the Civil War?" The video highlights programming, events, and available web resources for Arkansas's Civil War Sesquicentennial celebration between 2011-2015.

This video shows a sequence of Civil War era portraits of men and women.

Mark Christ, member of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial commission, discusses activities scheduled during the commemoration period of 2011-2015. He notes the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Prairie Grove, to include re-enactment; reconstruction of Fort Curtis in Helena, Arkansas; and Civil War re-enactments at Southwest Arkansas Historic Washington State Park. Speakers include Katie Harrington of Delta Cultural Center and Joe Buckley of Historic Washington State Park. The video also highlights web content featured on the Civil War Sesquicentennial website (www.arkansascivilwar150.com). This video includes parts of the hour-long AETN feature “Commemorating the Civil War in Arkansas AETN documentary.” Duration 4:25 minutes.

This video begins with footage of Civil War re-enactments and discusses the effects of the Civil War on Arkansas. It then explains that the Arkansas legislature created the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to commemorate the Civil War and its effects on Arkansas. The legislature defined the commissions’ responsibilities as consisting of sanctioning events, promoting Civil War sites, promoting publications and archival collections, advocating donations, promoting local observances, supporting efforts to teach and research, supporting efforts to preserve and interpret, and ensuring the sesquicentennial commemoration includes all Arkansans. This video briefly highlights the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission website (ArkansasCivilWar150.com) and closes with text of “Produced for Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. Duration 7:01 minutes.

This video explores the topic of “Why Commemorate the Civil War?” Speakers include Dr. Charles Robinson II of the University of Arkansas, Billy Nations of Historic Washington State Park, Peggy Lloyd of Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives, and Dr. Janine Parry of the University of Arkansas. This video includes parts of the hour-long AETN feature “Commemorating the Civil War in Arkansas AETN documentary.” Duration 6:18 minutes.