Green Forest in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Skirmish At Yocum Creek

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, December 12, 2021

1. Skirmish At Yocum Creek Marker

Inscription. Elements of three companies of the First Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.) were dispatched to Yocum Creek at Duncan Springs on November 15, 1862, to evacuate Unionist families to safety at Elkhorn Tavern, including some related to soldiers in the First. While at the Jeremiah Youngblood farm, local Confederates attacked the Unionists, who set out in pursuit. A Confederate volley mortally wounded one Union trooper before the southern horsemen withdrew. Local lore claims that as many as 7 soldiers on both sides received fatal wounds in the battle.

Erected 2011 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society, Capt. James Tyrie Wright Chapter No. 6, Military Order of the Stars and Bars, and Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 22.)

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 November 15, 1862.

Location. 36° 20.109′ N, 93° 26.04′ W. Marker is in Green Forest, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is on Tommy Ratzlaff Avenue south of East Main Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south. Located in a small park

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south of E Main St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Forest AR 72638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

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 7 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carroll County War Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); Berryville In The Civil War (approx. 7.7 miles away); Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Mountain Meadows Massacre (approx. 8 miles away); Yell Masonic Lodge Hall (approx. 8 miles away); "Old" Carrollton (approx. 8 miles away); Devil's Pool (approx. 16.4 miles away in Missouri).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Carroll County First Court House (was approx. 7.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, December 12, 2021

2. Skirmish At Yocum Creek Marker

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, December 12, 2021

3. Skirmish At Yocum Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.