Individuals

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Lucien Abraham (1902–1960)
Lucien Abraham was an Arkansas educator and military officer who rose to the rank of adjutant general of the A...
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Charles William Adams (1817–1878)
Charles William Adams served as a Confederate general in Arkansas. A planter and lawyer from Helena (Phillips ...
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Arkansas National Guard Adjutants General
The adjutant general is appointed by the governor of Arkansas to a state cabinet-level position as the directo...
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John Hanks Alexander (1864–1894)
John Hanks Alexander was the second African American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Po...
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Ernest Ambort Sr. (1922–1981)
A native of Little Rock (Pulaski County), Ernest Ambort Sr. served in the United States Army Air Corps during ...
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Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829–1923)
As a Union brigadier general, Christopher Columbus Andrews distinguished himself in numerous military campaign...
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Richard Nott Antrim (1907–1969)
Richard Nott Antrim was a career U.S. Navy officer who received a Medal of Honor for saving the life of a fell...
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Jesse Walter Arbor (1914–2000)
Serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Arkansas native Jesse Walter Arbor became one of the first thirt...
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Alexander Asboth (1811–1868)
Born in Hungary, Alexander Sandor Asboth served in the Hungarian army and then in the Union army during the Ci...
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Nick Daniel (Nicky) Bacon (1945–2010)
Nick Daniel Bacon stands as one of three people connected to Arkansas to have received the Medal of Honor for...
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William Corinth Bacon (1919–2008)
William Corinth Bacon was a decorated career U.S. Air Force officer who flew bombers in World War II and later...
Cullen Montgomery Baker (1835–1869)
Cullen Baker was one of the most notorious outlaws in the United States in the period following the Civil War....
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Raymond Henry Bass (1910–1997)
Raymond Henry Bass was an Olympic gold medalist, Gymnastics Hall of Fame honoree, and decorated World War II h...
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George Franklin Baucum (1837–1905)
George F. Baucum was a Confederate officer and a Little Rock (Pulaski County) businessman. He served in many m...
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William Nelson Rector Beall (1825–1883)
William Nelson Rector Beall served as a Confederate brigadier general from Arkansas during the Civil War. He m...
Harold George Bennett (1940–1965)
Perry County native Harold George Bennett was a Green Beret serving in Vietnam in 1964 when he was captured in...
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Edward Baxter Billingsley (1910–1997)
Rear Admiral Edward Baxter Billingsley was a decorated naval officer and veteran of World War II who went on t...
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Albert W. Bishop (1832–1901)
Albert W. Bishop served in Arkansas as an officer of the Union army during the Civil War and wrote two books d...
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John Charles Black (1839–1915)
A Medal of Honor recipient for valor during the Battle of Prairie Grove and brevet brigadier general of volunt...
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William Perkins Black (1842–1916)
A Medal of Honor recipient for valor during the Battle of Pea Ridge, William Perkins Black later served as an ...
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Thomas Elwood Blagg (1934–2023)
Tom Blagg was a career soldier and intellectual with diverse talents. In two stints in the Vietnam War, he dis...
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James G. Blunt (1826–1881)
aka: James Gilpatrick Blunt
James Gilpatrick Blunt had several careers and titles during his li...
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Raynal Cawthorne Bolling (1877–1918)
Raynal Cawthorne Bolling was a lawyer as well as a pioneering aviator who led a mission to Europe during World...
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Jerry Bookout (1933–2006)
Jerry Bookout was a long-time member of the Arkansas General Assembly, where he represented northeastern Arkan...
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Solon Borland (1811–1864)
Solon Borland was a physician, editor, United States senator, diplomat, and military officer. He was the first...
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William Bradford (1771–1826)
William Bradford was a major in the U.S. Army, a veteran of the War of 1812, an explorer, a Kentucky legislato...
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William Claude Bradford (1885–1926)
William Claude Bradford served as assistant adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard and an officer of ...
Thomas H. Bradley (1808–1864)
Thomas H. Bradley was a planter, state legislator, and brigadier general of the Arkansas State Militia. Given ...
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"Footsie" Britt (1919–1995)
aka: Maurice Lee Britt
aka: Morris Britt
Maurice Lee “Footsie” Britt was an Arkansas native who rose to ...
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Joseph Brooks (1821–1877)
Joseph Brooks was a Methodist minister who came to Arkansas during the Civil War. He played a prominent role i...
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William H. Brooks (1838–1869)
William H. Brooks was a Confederate colonel who led both infantry and cavalry troops in some of the fiercest b...
William Sanford Brooks (1839–1864)
William Sanford Brooks was a young soldier from Iowa who fought in the Battle of Prairie Grove and later becam...