Smithville in Lawrence County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
The Men of the 7th AR Volunteer Infantry Regiment CSA
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021
1. The Men of the 7th AR Volunteer Infantry Regiment CSA Marker
The Men of the 7th AR Volunteer
Infantry Regiment CSA
organized here at Smithville on
June 16, 1861
The unit when organized
contained 1,250 men making it
one of the largest units
organized.
Their sacrifice, courage,
devotion to duty, and valor
should never be forgotten.
Erected 1996.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 4.791′ N, 91° 18.304′ W. Memorial is in Smithville, Arkansas, in Lawrence County. It can be reached from Arkansas Route 115 west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Smithville AR 72466, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Civil War in Lawrence County / Skirmishes in Lawrence County (here, next to this marker); Skirmish Near Smithville / Capt. Wiley C. Jones (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Changes made to the Jail (approx. 10.4 miles away); Powhatan Jail (approx. 10.4 miles away); The Conviction of Samuel Helms (approx. 10.4 miles away); Uses of the Jail House
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Wikepedia article on the 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. (Submitted on April 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Encyclopedia of Arkansas on the Seventh Arkansas Infantry (CS). (Submitted on April 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021
2. View of marker looking west on AR-115/117.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
