Everton in Boone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Skirmish at Rolling Prairie

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019

1. Skirmish at Rolling Prairie Marker

Inscription. On Jan. 21, 1864, Sgt. Isaac T. Jones led 24 men of the 11th Missouri Cavalry Volunteers into north Arkansas to bring dispatches to other Missouri troops operating against bushwhackers in the region. Jones and his men were near Rolling Prairie on Jan. 23 when about 60 Confederates attacked them. Jones and six men died in the attack and five others were taken prisoner and presumed killed. Union officers assumed that several Confederates also died in the fighting. The skirmish took place in the vicinity of where the Rally Hill Church stands today.

Erected 2012 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Captain James Tyrie Wright Chapter No. 6, Military Order of the Stars and Bars, General Patrick R. Cleburne, Arkansas Society, Military Order of the Stars and Bars, United Sons of Confederate Soldiers Association-Arkansas, Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 31.)

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 January 21, 1864.

Location. 36° 9.553′ N,

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92° 57.064′ W. Marker is in Everton, Arkansas, in Boone County. It is on Rally Hill Road 0.1 miles east of Meeks Creek Road South, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of Faith Baptist Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9708 Rally Hill Road, Valley Springs AR 72682, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boone County Caravan Spring (approx. 9.7 miles away); The First National Bank of Berryville (approx. 10 miles away); The Walters Building (approx. 10 miles away); The Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Office

Skirmish at Rolling Prairie Marker and church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019

2. Skirmish at Rolling Prairie Marker and church.

(approx. 10 miles away); Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County (approx. 10 miles away); Boone County Confederate Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); The Old Federal Building (approx. 10 miles away); Boone County Spanish-American War Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.