2022 Events


The museum is excited to announce plans for our “On the Road with Mark Christ” Civil War bus tours. Our next tour is scheduled for September 10, 2022 and will visit Civil War Helena. It will incorporate elements of the Little Rock Campaign on the return trip.
The cost for the Helena is $85 per person. This fee includes lunch at the Helena Museum of Phillips County. Payment is required in advance to book a seat and can be made by credit card or check payable to the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. To reserve a seat please contact the museum at 501.376.4602 or by email at macarthur@littlerock.gov.
The schedule for the Helena/ West Helena and Little Rock Campaign tour is as follows:
> 7:00 a.m. Depart Little Rock for Helena
> 9:00 Arrive at Arkansas Welcome Center for rest break
> 9:20 Arrive at Freedom Park
> 10:00 Arrive at New Fort Curtis/Moore-Hornor House/Battery D visits
> 11:30 Arrive at Helena Museum of Phillips County for Tour and Lunch
> 1:00 Arrive at Battery C Historical Park
> 2:00 Arrive at Maple Hill Cemetery/Confederate Cemetery
> 3:00 Arrive at Delta Cultural Center Depot Museum
> 3:45 Depart Helena for DeVall's Bluff and Little Rock
> 6:00 Arrive at Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park
> 6:30 Arrive at Fourche Bayou
> 7:00 p.m. Arrive at MacArthur Museum
2022 Past Events

Kevin Maurer is an award-winning journalist and three-time New York Times bestselling co-author of "No Easy Day," "No Hero" and "American Radical" among others. For the last eleven years, Maurer has also worked as a freelance writer covering war, politics and general interest stories. His writing has been published in Men’s Journal, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, and numerous other publications.