CSPAN3 Civil War In Fayetteville February 4, 2018
We are at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. Headquarters house is the home of the Washington County Historical Society. The Washington County Historical Society purchased the house in 1967. The house was built in 1853 by Jonas Tebbetts. Jonas tebbetts was from new hampshire, but came in 1838 to study law in van buren. Once he passed the bar and he was traveling the law circuit, he came to fayetteville and met Matilda Winlock. He and Matilda Winlock got married in 1847. In february of 1862, the confederates were being driven out of missouri and into arkansas. As they were being driv...