Before grant could capture richmond, he first had to defeat confederate forces in

Before Grant could capture Richmond, he first had to defeat Confederate forces in Vicksburg.

The native americans, spanish, french and americans all name places in our state. the word “arkansas” came from the quapaw indians, by way of early french explorers. at the time of the early french exploration, a tribe of indians, the quapaws, lived west of the mississippi and north of the arkansas river.