St. Charles in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
St. Charles Battle Monument
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
1. St. Charles Battle Monument (northeast face)
The monument is topped by a granite inverted cannon barrel.
[Northeast face]
the U.S.S. Mound City
{List of 124 dead}
[Northwest face]
a decisive engagement was
fought between the Conf-
ederates entrenched and
the Federal gunboats.
Here was fired the most
destructive single shot of
the Civil War, causing an
explosion on the "Mound
City" and the loss of 148
killed, besides many wounded.
———————
O wheresoever these may be
betwixt the slumber of
the poles, to-day they
count as kindred souls.
Confederate soldiers
killed in the Battle
of St. Charles
Company G.
29th. Arkansas Infantry.
June 17, 1862.
W. G. Yarbrough
W. C. Klingle
J. P. Hall
Coeur Fidele
In loving memory of
William Hickman Harte
Master, U.S.N.
Born Limerick, Ireland, 1826
Killed in action June 17, 1862
Erected 1919 by Relative of William Hickman Harte.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 34° 22.45′ N,
this page online
Regionally, this memorial monument 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store (approx. Ό mile away); Engagement at St. Charles (approx. half a mile away); Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
2. St. Charles Battle Monument (northwest face)
Another marker is no longer nearby. Crocketts Bluff (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this monument. One of the few memorials placed in a Confederate state by a northerner in commemoration of both Union and Confederate war dead. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the monument. (Submitted on September 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on the U.S.S. Mound City. (Submitted on September 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
3. St. Charles Battle Monument (southwest face)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
4. St. Charles Battle Monument (southeast face)
This monument was placed due to the efforts of a relative of William Harte mentioned here.
Photographed by Glenn Mosenthin, circa October 2022
5. St. Charles Battle Monument after cleaning with professional solution.
Public domain
6. The U.S.S. Mound City (circa 1864-65)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,170 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on November 20, 2022. 6. submitted on September 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
