New homes and families were started in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and many other western states. The returning veterans played vital roles in the establishment and growth of these modern day communities. They served as the farmers, bankers, merchants, lawyers, teachers, judges, sheriffs, and doctors that provided the growth of the United States in the second half of the 1800's. Their legacy is all around us. But most importantly, the legacy is in our minds.
Nothing is over until it is forgotten.
The men of the 19th Arkansas, and thousands like them, North and South, must never be forgotten.