St. Charles in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Engagement at St. Charles

Photographed by Glenn Mosenthin, February 9, 2022

1. Engagement at St. Charles Marker

Inscription. Here on June 17, 1862 a Federal fleet of eight vessels attempted to force its way upstream past Confederate shore defenses commanded by Captain Joseph Fry. The Confederates disabled the Union gunboat Mound City with heavy casualties before their positions were overrun by troops of the Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteers. The cannon shot which put the Mound City out of action has been described as the most destructive single shot fired in the Civil War.

Erected 1964 by Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1862.

Location. 34° 22.573′ N, 91° 7.598′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It is at the intersection of Belnap Avenue and NCC Camp Road, on the right when traveling east on Belnap Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Belnap Avenue, Saint Charles AR 72140, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Charles Battle Monument (approx. half a mile away); Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Crocketts Bluff (approx. 7 miles away); Immanuel High School (approx. 11.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Crocketts Bluff (was approx. 7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Saint Charles. (Submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker with White River in far background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

2. View of marker with White River in far background.

Marker was previously knocked down and partially buried at this location.

Marker is next to the White River National Wildlife Refuge offices. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

3. Marker is next to the White River National Wildlife Refuge offices.

Battle at St. Charles, White River, Arkansas--Explosion of the 'USS Mound City' image. Click for full size.

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4. Battle at St. Charles, White River, Arkansas--Explosion of the 'USS Mound City'

Engagement at St. Charles Marker (before refurbishment) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

5. Engagement at St. Charles Marker (before refurbishment)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,293 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 10, 2022, by Ashley Sides of Little Rock, Arkansas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.