Pocahontas, Arkansas
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Pocahontas is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The city is the county seat of Randolph County. This city was named after the Native American princess from Jamestown, Virginia. In fact, there is a statue of her in Overlook Park along the Black River.
Pocahontas, Arkansas in Southern Victory
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In 1881, during the Second Mexican War, the town of Pocahontas fell to the US Army. Due to this being the only victory the US Army had, it was loudly trumped by the War Department. Sam Clemens and Clay Herdon both ridiculed this victory upon hearing it. The town didn't remain in US hands for long, and it soon fell to the Confederates not long afterwords.
After the war, the US Navy named a supply ship after the town.
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