Stuttgart in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Camp Mitchell
July 15, 2010
1. Camp Mitchell Marker
In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into Desha County. This small force of infantry and artillery blocked enemy threats from Helena toward Clarendon. Here on the Samuel Mitchell Plantation, they found a rare moment of respite to recoup their health and reorganize into Confederate service. Where once this vicinity was a place of peace for those weary soldiers, today it serves as a viable healthcare community. This monument is dedicated to the Missouri Confederate soldiers who lie in unmarked graves here and throughout Arkansas.
Erected 2007 by Grand Prairie Historical Society, local businesses, city officials and physicians.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.
Location. 34° 31.022′ N, 91° 33.464′ W. Marker is in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It is on North Buerkle Street (U.S. 63/165) just north of Madison Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1703 N Buerkle St, Stuttgart AR 72160, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holman School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Love Rest Green Grove Cemetery
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More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Baptist-Health Center- Stuttgart
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
2. Camp Mitchell Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2025, by Glenn Mosenthin of Searcy, Arkansas. 2. submitted on February 23, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
