Ozark in Franklin County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Skirmishes at Roseville

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

1. Skirmishes at Roseville Marker

Inscription.
On March 29, 1864, troops of the 30th Texas Cavalry and local partisans attacked the Union post at Roseville south of here, burning 133 bales of cotton and two cotton gins. They returned in force on May 4 and drove the defending troops of the 2nd and 6th Kansas Cavalry back to their cotton-bale barricades where they made a stubborn stand, repelling the attacking Texans in a severe engagement. The Texans lost about 10 dead and 20 wounded while the Kansans lost 6 dead and 14 injured. The Confederates moved south and the Kansans headed to Ozark.

Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Main Street Ozark, Arkansas Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 120.)

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 March 29, 1864.

Location. 35° 29.1′ N, 93° 49.494′ W. Marker is in Ozark, Arkansas, in Franklin County. Marker is on East River Street east of South 1st Street, on the right when traveling east. Located just to the east of the Ozark Area Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 East River Street, Ozark AR 72949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Trail of Tears Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Missouri-Pacific Depot, Ozark (within shouting distance of this marker); Bristow Hotel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I - Lest We Forget - World War II (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin County Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); German-American Bank (approx. 4.4 miles away); O'Kane-Jacobs House (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ozark.

Also see . . . Skirmishes at Roseville. Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry (Submitted on July 9, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker with Arkansas River & the former Ozark Train Depot in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

2. Marker with Arkansas River & the former Ozark Train Depot in background.

Skirmishes at Roseville Marker across from U.S. Post Office. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

3. Skirmishes at Roseville Marker across from U.S. Post Office.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.