From the April 4, 1865 headlines.
GRANT'S PLANS COMPLETE FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES.
Mobile Reported to be in Our Possession.
RUMORED CAPTURE OF FORT SMITH, ARK., BY THE REBELS.
Fort Smith, Arkansas occupied by Confederate forces during early years of the war, but recaptured September 1, 1863. Small battle there on July 30, 1864. remained Union control until end of the war. Abandoned by troops in 1871.
During the Civil War, it was the site of much guerrilla activity which might have been happening at the time of this headline.
--Old Secesh
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