Batesville in Independence County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Colonel Shelby in Arkansas

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 8, 2020

1. Colonel Shelby in Arkansas Marker

Inscription. In the harsh winter of 1862-63 Col. J.O. Shelby, a brigade commander of three Missouri cavalry regiments under Gen. John S. Marmaduke's Confederate cavalry command, arrived in this area from a raid into southern Missouri. He quartered his troops on the farm of Col. Franklin W. Desha, a few miles northwest of this site. Shelby's command stayed at Camp J.O. Shelby until March, when he moved his soldiers across the White River to Batesville where he established Camp Nannie Wilson with about 3,000 men. Leaving Camp Nannie Wilson, Shelby and his men accompanied General Marmaduke's army on a second raid into Missouri in the late spring of 1863.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 44.221′ N, 91° 38.38′ W. Marker is in Batesville, Arkansas, in Independence County. It is on Batesville Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 860 Batesville Blvd, Batesville AR 72501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Navigation of the White River (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sara Low Memorial Dog Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Engine Donor Ark. Lime Co. (approx. 1.6 miles away); Governor Elisha Baxter

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Col. Morgan Magness (approx. 2 miles away); Agricultural Wheel Political Platform 1887 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batesville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 8, 2020

2. Colonel Shelby in Arkansas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.