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Following each of the firings, Jim Spillars, Director of the 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery, will give a brief presentation.<\/p>\n<p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Arkansas will portray Roswell Lee\u2019s Texas Battery of Artillery, bringing to life the men, equipment, and artillery tactics of the Civil War era.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1st-ark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Men gather at a cannon wearing Union Civil War uniforms. 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