Near New Edinburg in Cleveland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

The Battle of Marks' Mill

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

1. The Battle of Marks' Mill Marker (front)

Inscription.
Front
Fought here on April 25, 1864
was a complete Confederate victory
General James F. Fagan's Division of Confederate
cavalry surprised and captured a Union supply
train of 2000 men and 240 wagonloads of supplies.
General Powell Clayton, Union Commander, narrowly
escaped capture by flight with small detachment.

Rear
Erected to the memory of
Capt. Richard Tunstall Banks
serving under Gen. James Fagan
at the Battle of Marks' Mill
by his son
A. Burton Banks
his grandsons
1st Lt. Lawrence Banks
141st Machine Gun Bn., 39th Div., World War I
Major Richard Holmes Banks
Army Air Forces, World War II
Robert Theodore Banks
his great-grandsons
George Banks Collins
Richard Lawrence Collins
Captain Richard Tunstall Banks engaged in
Battles of Wilson's Creek, Shiloh, Corinth,
Vicksburg, Marks' Mill, Jenkins Ferry.

Erected by the Sons, Grandsons, Great-Grandsons of Capt. Richard Tunstall Banks.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 33° 46.862′ N, 92° 15.415′ W. Memorial is near New Edinburg,

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Arkansas, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of Arkansas Route 8 and Route 97, on the left when traveling south on Arkansas Route 8. Located at Marks' Mill State Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Edinburg AR 71660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Union Wagon Train Leaves Camden (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle at Marks' Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Witnesses to War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle Had Begun! (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cleveland County Battle of Mark's Mill

The Battle of Marks' Mill Marker (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

2. The Battle of Marks' Mill Marker (rear)

(approx. 0.7 miles away); Shelby's Approach (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Marks' Mills / Marks Family Experience (approx. 0.8 miles away); New Edinburg Commercial Historic District (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Edinburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Marks' Mill. (Submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker at the Marks' Mill State Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

3. View of marker at the Marks' Mill State Park.

Marks' Mill Battleground State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

4. Marks' Mill Battleground State Park

View from marker south towards New Edinburg. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

5. View from marker south towards New Edinburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.