Bald Knob in White County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Confederate Salt Works Destroyed
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018
1. Confederate Salt Works Destroyed Marker
Gen. J.R. West led 3,094 U.S. cavalrymen in pursuit of 4,000 Confederate horsemen under Col. T.H. McCray and Gen. J.O. Shelby on Aug. 6, 1864. The U.S. troops rode to Austin, Stony Point, Searcy, and Augusta. On Aug. 11, troops of the 10th Illinois Cavalry destroyed a salt works 5 miles SE of modern Bald Knob, ruining 11 kettles and 60 vats while capturing 8 men and depriving the Confederates of salt needed to preserve meat supplies. West's expedition returned to Little Rock Aug. 16, having driven the Confederates east of the White River.Erected 2011 by the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, White County Historical Society, Bald Knob Rotary Club, Bald Knob Lions Club, William H. Collison, Jr., Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 27.)
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, and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 6, 1864.
Location. 35° 19.017′ N, 91°
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018
2. View towards intersection of U.S. Highway's 67 and 64.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Action At Whitney's Lane (approx. 8 miles away); Naval Combat at West Point / Combat on the Little Red River (approx. 8.1 miles away); Searcy Landing in the Civil War / Guerrilla War on the Little Red (approx. 8.6 miles away); Spanish Land Grant to John Fayac (approx. 9.6 miles away); Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae (approx. 10½ miles away); White County Confederate Monument (approx. 10.9 miles away); White County Courthouse (approx. 10.9 miles away); In Loving Memory of those from White County (approx. 10.9 miles away).
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018
3. Confederate Salt Works Destroyed Marker in front of the Bald Knob Police Department.
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 260 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
