Near Augusta in Woodruff County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Action at Fitzhugh's Woods

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

1. Action at Fitzhugh's Woods Marker

Inscription. Col. Christopher C. Andrews led 231 men of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry and 8th Missouri Cavalry to Woodruff Co. on April 1, 1864, to disrupt recruiting by Confederate Gen. Dandridge McRae. Marching 12 miles north of Augusta, and almost capturing McRae, Andrews was attacked by 545 Confederate cavalrymen. Falling back to Fitzhugh's Woods, the U.S. troops withstood several charges before retreating to Augusta. The Confederates, out of ammunition, could do nothing but watch. U.S. losses totaled 29; McRae lost as many as 100 dead and wounded.

Erected 2013 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, City of Augusta Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1864.

Location. 35° 20.903′ N, 91° 19.351′ W. Marker is near Augusta, Arkansas, in Woodruff County. Marker is at the intersection of Arkansas Route 33 and Woodruff Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north on State Route 33. Located at a small pullout, about 2 miles east of Negro Head Corner, on east side

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of road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta AR 72006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "It Was a Hard Little Fight" (within shouting distance of this marker); Augusta Memorial Park (approx. 4.6 miles away); Woodruff County Courthouse (approx. 4.8 miles away); Woodruff County War Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Augusta Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Woodruff County Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Chickasaw Crossing (approx. 5.1 miles away); City of Augusta (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program about Fitzhugh's Woods Battlefield. (Submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking easterly towards former Fitzhugh's woods. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

2. View of marker looking easterly towards former Fitzhugh's woods.

View of marker from just north on Arkansas Highway 33. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

3. View of marker from just north on Arkansas Highway 33.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.