choctaw is what you call for a person from arkansas.
what do you call a person from arkansas?
choctaw
on may 27, 1846, governor thomas drew issued a proclamation calling for volunteers to fight in the mexican war. the war drew volunteers from every strata of society, including two of the most famous arkansans of the period, former governor archibald yell, who was serving in the u.s. house of representatives, and albert pike, a prominent little rock lawyer. yell left washington and enlisted in solon borland's company in little rock as a private. albert pike was serving as the commander of the "little rock guards" which answered the governor's call as a cavalry unit. arkansas militiamen were represented by george morrison, who joined out of necessity. morrison stated that he joined pike's company because he had been out of work and needed the salary of $10 per month. after a round of speechmaking and picnics, a rendezvous was set at washington in hempstead county. twenty-two companies of cavalry and seven companies for infantry answered the governor's call. from these militia units, two new commands were formed, the arkansas regiment of mounted volunteers, which would deploy to mexico, and the arkansas battalion of infantry and mounted rifles, which would serve along the western frontier, replacing federal troops being utilized in the war effort. by the middle of june 1846 the arkansas troops were organized. judging from the number of weapons drawn, the companies initially ranged in size from sixty to seventy-one men. by june 20 the arkansas troops were marching to washington, arkansas, which was their designated rendezvous point. the sleepy little village of washington was awash with activity as troops from all across the middle south stopped to rest and organize into larger units. when it came time to elect the regimental commanders, the arkansas troops had a choice of two men: albert pike and archibald yell. pike, a good militia commander and outstanding jurist, politician, and author, was a leader of the whig party in arkansas. pike, like the whig party in general, was opposed to the war in mexico. still, pike took his militia responsibilities seriously and muted his criticism of the war. pike's politics, combined with his aristocratic bearing and reputation as a stern disciplinarian, resulted in the election of yell as colonel. a democratic united states congressman at the outbreak of the war, archibald yell resigned his seat to join the arkansas troops. although an influential politician, he had neither military training nor the willingness to learn. the election of yell was to result in disaster for the arkansas volunteers later in the war. two other prominent democrats, john s. roane and solon borland, were elected lieutenant colonel and major, respectively.
arkansas militia and the mexican–american war
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