Paris in Logan County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
1. Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie Marker
In late September 1863, Confederate Col. J.O. Shelby's cavalry headed north to raid into Missouri. On Sept. 27, 1863, Shelby's scouts found Co. H, 1st Arkansas Infantry (U.S.) camped at Haguewood Prairie near present-day Paris. The Union troops fell back into heavy timber as Shelby attacked. The Confederate veterans and Union volunteers skirmished for two hours before the fight ended. The Union troops, many recruited in Johnson and Franklin counties, lost 2 men killed and 28 captured. The Confederates suffered 10 soldiers killed and 8 wounded.
Erected 2013 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Paris Chamber of Commerce, Paris Kiwanis Club, Paris Rotary Club, Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 47.)
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 month for this entry is September 1863.
Location. 35° 17.728′ N, 93° 41.196′ W. Marker is in Paris, Arkansas, in Logan County. It is on East
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Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas River Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paris War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Eiffel Tower Park (approx. 2½ miles away); O'Kane-Jacobs House (approx. 11 miles away); German-American Bank (approx. 11.3 miles away); Skirmishes at Roseville (approx. 15.3 miles away); Trail of Tears Memorial (approx. 15.3 miles away); Missouri-Pacific Depot, Ozark (approx. 15.3 miles away); Bristow Hotel (approx. 15.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
2. Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
3. Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie Marker
February 3, 2019
4. Forever United Haguewood Prairie
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 790 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 3, 2019.
