Benton in Saline County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

George M. Holt
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William Ayers Crawford

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1. George M. Holt Marker

Inscription.
George M. Holt George M. Holt was born in Tennessee July 4, 1831, and moved to Arkansas before 1859. A doctor, he rose to brigadier general in the pre-war militia and led the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. The Arkansas Military Board ordered him to raise a regiment in Benton in 1861 that became the 11th Arkansas Infantry. Serving under two Confederate governors, he became adjutant general in 1864. While visiting his family in Benton, Holt was killed on July 25, 1864. Holt was the only Arkansas militia general killed in action. He is buried in Lee Cemetery.

William Ayers Crawford William A. Crawford was born June 24, 1825, in Tennessee. Moving to Arkansas, he became a successful politician and Mason and served in the Mexican War. He enlisted in the 1st Arkansas Infantry in 1861, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and suffering a severe wound at Shiloh. He returned to to Arkansas and raised two battalions before forming the 1st/10th Arkansas Cavalry, which fought in the Camden Expedition and Price’s Missouri Raid. He was a militia general in the Brooks-Baxter war and died July 24, 1874. He is buried here in Lee Cemetery.

Erected 2015

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by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, David O. Dodd Camp 619 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 109.)

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 June 24, 1825.

Location. 34° 34.886′ N, 92° 34.338′ W. Marker is in Benton, Arkansas, in Saline County. It is at the intersection of Military Road and Old Congo Road, on the right when traveling north on Military Road. Located in Lee Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benton AR 72015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area

and in the Ouachita Mountains.

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

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2. William Ayers Crawford Marker

the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Niloak Pottery (approx. 0.6 miles away); 11th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A. (approx. one mile away); De Soto Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Benton Courier (approx. 1.4 miles away); Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Saline County in the Civil War (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bicentennial - Saline District Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Also see . . .
1. Encyclopedia of Arkansas on George Moreau Holt (1831–1864). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Encyclopedia of Arkansas on William Ayers Crawford (1825–1874). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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3. George M. Holt / William Ayers Crawford Marker

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4. George M. Holt grave marker.

William Ayers Crawford grave marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

5. William Ayers Crawford grave marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

George M. Holt⎯⎯⎯William Ayers Crawford

George M. Holt
⎯⎯⎯
William Ayers Crawford