Jacksonville in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Bayou Metre Hornets

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

1. Bayou Metre Hornets Marker

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The 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion (C.S.) enlisted at Little Rock on Nov. 10, 1861. It included Capt. T.F. Murff’s Co. A, the ‘Bayou Metre Hornets,’ which had received a flag at an Oct. 18 barbecue at modern-day Jacksonville. The regiment fought at Island #10, Kentucky Campaign, Stone’s River, Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, Franklin, Nashville and Carolinas Campaign in McNair’s Arkansas Brigade, though losses led them to merge with another regiment in 1863. The survivors surrendered in North Carolina in 1865. Eight ‘Hornets’ are buried here.

Erected 2014 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Reed’s Bridge Battlefield Preservation Society, Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 85.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • 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 November 10, 1861.

Location. 34° 52.831′ N, 92° 6.54′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville

Bayou Metre Hornets Marker and the Bayou Meto Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

2. Bayou Metre Hornets Marker and the Bayou Meto Cemetery

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, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. Marker is at the intersection of North First Street (State Highway 161) and Gregory Place, on the right when traveling north on North First Street. Located in the Bayou Meto Cemetery parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1588 North First Street, Jacksonville AR 72076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bayou Meto Historic Site (here, next to this marker); Civil War Soldiers Buried at Bayou Meto Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jacksonville, Arkansas (approx. one mile away); First Jacksonville School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Governor Homer M. Adkins (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Arkansas Ordnance Plant (AOP) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Memorial Honoring 53 (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding Bayou Metre Hornets. The "Bayou Metre Hornets" were later renamed the "Turnbull Guards."

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion. (Submitted on April 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Bayou Meto Cemetery gate. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

3. Bayou Meto Cemetery gate.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.