Mountain Home in Baxter County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Skirmishes Near Mountain Home

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021

1. Skirmishes Near Mountain Home Marker

Inscription. On Oct. 12, 1862, Maj. John Wilber led a force of 125 men of the 14th Missouri State Militia (U.S.) and 100 from the Enrolled Militia from Ozark, Mo., to hit Confederate troops camped at Yellville. High water on the White River forced the Union troops to head for Talbots Ferry near modern-day Cotter to seek a crossing. Camping 10 miles from the ferry, they learned that 3,000 Confederate infantry and cavalry with four cannon were approaching. Wilbers troops seized horses, wagons and other supplies and prepared to head to Missouri with the loot.

As the Missouri Unionists moved north, Col. J.R. Shalers Confederates attacked their 25-man rear guard at 2 a.m. on Oct. 17 near Mountain Home. Lt. Reuben P. Mooney, seeing the Confederates between his men and the rest of the Union column, ordered his men to charge through the enemy lines. The charge was made with such impetuosity and gallantry that they fought their way through to the main force without losing a man, though Mooney was severely wounded. Major Wilber claimed the Confederates lost 10 men as casualties and 25 as prisoners.

Erected 2013 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, 27th Arkansas Infantry Camp 1519, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Caroline Meriwether Goodlett Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baxter County

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Historical and Genealogical Society, Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 68.)

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 year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 36° 20.1′ N, 92° 23.104′ W. Marker is in Mountain Home, Arkansas, in Baxter County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 62) and East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. On the grounds of the Baxter County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 E 7th St, Mountain Home AR 72653, 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 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 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain Home Commercial Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Mountain Home Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 4½ miles away); Jacob Wolf House (approx. 10.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jacob Wolf House (approx. 10.2 miles away); Jacob Wolf House Historic Site (approx. 10.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jacob Wolf House (approx. 10.2 miles away); Change and Renewal (approx. 17.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Home.

Skirmishes Near Mountain Home Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021

2. Skirmishes Near Mountain Home Marker (reverse)

Skirmishes Near Mountain Home Marker at Baxter County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021

3. Skirmishes Near Mountain Home Marker at Baxter County Courthouse.

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 1,110 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.