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American Civil War Monument

 
 
American Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 23, 2021
1. American Civil War Monument
Inscription.
Erected in memory of the significant pain and lasting effects suffered by the people of Pocahontas and Randolph County during the Civil War.

Site of the capture of Confederate General Jeff Thompson, who was known as the "Missouri Swamp Fox."

Site of the St. Charles Hotel, which served as area headquarters for both Union and Confederate Generals during the American Civil War.

American Civil War Monument
Given to the City of Pocahontas, June 2015,
through the gifts of
The Pocahontas Rotary Club
Dr. Patrick Carroll
Five Rivers Historic Preservation, Inc.
John and Mary Helen Jackson
Frank and Kaye Bigger
Don and Ruth Ann Cox
 
Erected 2015 by The Pocahontas Rotary Club.
 
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.
 
Location. 36° 15.683′ N, 90° 58.179′ W. Monument is in Pocahontas, Arkansas, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of East Everett Street and North Bettis Street, on the left when traveling west on East Everett Street.
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Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Pocahontas AR 72455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the St. Charles Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Capture of Missouri "Swamp Fox" (a few steps from this marker); Lewis deMun (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Randolph County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Randolph County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Futrell Pharmacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Spinnenweber and Peters Equine Store and Merchantile (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanitary Barber Shop (about 300 feet away,
American Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 23
2. American Civil War Monument
measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocahontas.
 
American Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 23, 2021
3. American Civil War Monument
American Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 23, 2021
4. American Civil War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on April 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 21, 2026