Yellville in Marion County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Yellville In The Civil War
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Troops Raised In Marion County

Yellville In The Civil War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 6, 2019

1. Yellville In The Civil War Marker

Inscription.
Yellville In The Civil War While there were no major battles fought in Marion County, the area saw many scouts, expeditions and skirmishes during the Civil War, and civilians endured both soldiers and guerrillas. In November 1862. Union troops from Missouri attacked Confederate saltpeter manufacturing works near Yellville, destroying them and crippling efforts to make gunpowder. Other Union raids targeted the many bands of bushwhackers operating in the area. By the time the war ended in 1865, most of Yellville had burned down. One building, the Berry House, survived.

Troops Raised In Marion County Men from Marion County enlisted on both sides during the Civil War. Early in the war, Co. E, 5th Arkansas State Troops fought at Wilson's Creek. Co., C, 7th Arkansas was raised in 1861 and served with the Army of Tennessee. Cos. A, B and C of the 14th Arkansas Infantry were recruited from Marion County men in 1861; they fought in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. The 27th Arkansas Infantry's Cos. A, E and K enlisted in 1662 and camped near here at Camp Adams. Marion County Unionists served in various Arkansas and Missouri

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regiments.

Erected 2012 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Yellville City Parks, Arkansas Humanities Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 46.)

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 month for this entry is November 1862.

Location. 36° 13.312′ N, 92° 40.754′ W. Marker is in Yellville, Arkansas, in Marion County. It can be reached from the intersection of Potter Lane and State Route 14, on the left when traveling east. Located in the boat ramp parking lot in Yelville City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellville AR 72687, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau.

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

Troops Raised In Marion County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

2. Troops Raised In Marion County Marker

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Corporal Charles L. Gilliland (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Double Turbine Water Wheel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rush (approx. 8.6 miles away); Company Store and Office (approx. 8.7 miles away); Break It, Remake It (approx. 8.7 miles away); Town Hub (approx. 8.7 miles away); Mining Turkey Fat and Rosin Jack (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellville.

Yellville In The Civil War Marker with view of Yellville City Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

3. Yellville In The Civil War Marker with view of Yellville City Park.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

4. Troops Raised In Marion County Marker

View towards entrance to Yellville City Park at AR-14 & Potter.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,306 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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Yellville In The Civil War
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Troops Raised In Marion County