Hampton in Calhoun County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Calhoun County in the Civil War

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

1. Calhoun County in the Civil War Marker

Inscription. Though sparsely populated, Calhoun County raised five companies of soldiers for service in the Confederate army: Company B, Sixth Arkansas Infantry, Companies E and G, Second Arkansas Cavalry, and Companies A and K, Fourth Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Henry G. Bunn of Calhoun County served in Company A of the Fourth Arkansas and became colonel of the regiment in late 1862. Col. Bunn led his men through most of the great battles of the Army of Tennessee until the end of the war. Hampton Cemetery is the final resting place of several Civil War veterans.

Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Calhoun County, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 123.)

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. 33° 32.25′ N, 92° 28.35′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Arkansas, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 278) and Hunt Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Located at the Calhoun County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 W Main St, Hampton AR 71744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 one other marker is within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ouachita Cnty. Training School (approx. 15½ miles away).

Marker at Calhoun County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

2. Marker at Calhoun County Courthouse.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

3. Calhoun County in the Civil War Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 4,761 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.