In the Civil War, Pope County did its part promptly and nobly, at first espousing the cause of the State, and later the cause the State espoused.

The following companies organized in this county did brave service: Capt. John R. Homer Scott's, Capt. Thomas J. Linton's, Capt. B. T. Embry's, Capt. Caleb Davis', Capt. James A. Stout's, Capt. John Randall's, Capt. E. B. Harrell's, Capt. J. L. Adams', Capt. David Rye's (afterward Capt. A. H. Scott's), and Capt. Dan C. Brown's.

The only incident of importance in connection with the war, other than the organization and equipment of the above mentioned companies, which took place in this county, was the skirmish at Williamson's Camp Ground, three miles north of Russellville.

In the latter part of the war, after the Federals were in possession of Little Rock, some of the citizens of this county did service for the Union cause in Capt. E. W. Dodson's, Capt. James Clair's, and other companies.

The period for the close of the Civil War to the adoption of the present State Constitution was a dark one in the history of Arkansas. Political interests were practically in a state of anarchy, and all business interests were consequently seriously affected. In all of the ills of this period, Pope County suffered more or less, and all classes of her people gladly hailed the brighter and more prosperous era that has come since. Now they know no South, no North. The development of the country and the upbuilding of its interests are the dearest objects of their solicitude.