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- ↑ Department, United States War (May 24, 1902). "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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- ↑ "The Pine Bluff Press". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . June 10, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "Col. Wyatt C. Thomas". Fayetteville Weekly Democrat. 7 March 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ Allsopp, Fred William (May 24, 1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More". Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
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- ↑ Sutherland, Daniel E. (July 1, 1999). Reminiscences of a Private: William E. Bevens of the First Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-545-4 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Wyatt C. Thomas probate judge appointment, 1866 February 6". Finding Aids. 9 February 1866. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ↑ Representatives, Arkansas General Assembly House of (May 24, 1870). "Journal" – via Google Books.
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