Near Crocketts Bluff in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

1. Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company Marker

Inscription. On this site from September 1862 to January 1863 was the encampment of a celebrated Texas cavalry company. Captain Alf Johnson's Spy company was active in conducting reconnaissance and small unit actions near Helena while maintaining vigilance on the nearby White River crossings. Johnson's work was so thorough the Lieutenant General commanding at Little Rock declared the spy company was of more service than nearly all of the rest of the army. In January 1863 the Texans were summoned to the defense of Arkansas Post which capitulated on the 13th. While some escaped capture many died in Northern prisons while the remainder were later exchanged and finished the war east of the Mississippi.

Erected 2012 by the Grand Prairie Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1863.

Location. 34° 23.072′ N, 91° 13.441′ W. Marker is near Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It is on Arkansas Route 153 one mile north of Route 1, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: De Witt AR 72042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crocketts Bluff (approx. 4 miles away); St. Charles Battle Monument (approx. 5.1 miles away); J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store (approx. 5.3 miles away); Engagement at St. Charles (approx. 5.6 miles away); Immanuel High School (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer

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nearby. Crocketts Bluff (was approx. 4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . More about Alf Johnson's Texas Spy Company and dedication of marker. (Submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

This small marker is difficult to find amongst the farmer's fields. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

2. This small marker is difficult to find amongst the farmer's fields.

View from marker south towards Arkansas Highway 1. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

3. View from marker south towards Arkansas Highway 1.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,146 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.