Near Prescott in Nevada County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Action at Moscow
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Moscow Church and Cemetery

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1. Action at Moscow Marker

Inscription. Action at Moscow After skirmishing for several days at Prairie D’Ane, Gen. Frederick Steele turned his starving Union army away from Louisiana and headed toward Camden to seek supplies. Confederate cavalry under T.P. Dockery and S.B. Maxey attacked Steele’s rear guard, the Frontier Division from Fort Smith, here at the village of Moscow on April 13, 1864. Union cavalry, infantry and artillery fought back, driving the Confederates several miles before breaking off and marching to rejoin Steele. U.S. losses were 7 dead and 24 hurt. Confederate losses were not reported.

Moscow Church and Cemetery Moscow was a village and trade center on the road between Camden and Washington when the Civil War broke out. The Moscow Methodist Church had been established as early as 1842, but the oldest marked grave in the adjacent cemetery is dated 1864. The Cairo and Fulton Railroad founded Prescott in 1873, which led to Moscow’s decline, though the Moscow Cemetery served as the burial ground for the new city until 1880 and some of the area’s most prominent citizens are buried here. Moscow served as a Methodist Protestant Church in the

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late 19th century.

Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission; Prescott/Nevada County Depot Museum; In Memory of Max Phillips; Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 108.)

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 April 13, 1864.

Location. 33° 46.605′ N, 93° 21.968′ W. Marker is near Prescott, Arkansas, in Nevada County. It is on Nevada 23 Road (Arkansas Route 23) north of County Road 423, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prescott AR 71857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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2. Moscow Church and Cemetery Marker

of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rear Guard Action at Moscow (here, next to this marker); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Governor Thomas Chipman McRae (approx. 2.6 miles away); Skirmishes at Prairie D'Ane (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Natural History of Prairie D'Ane (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Red River Campaign (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Battle of Prairie D'Ane (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Union Order of Battle (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.

More about this marker. Beware of Dogs in the cemetery!

Also see . . .
1. Encyclopedia of Arkansas article on the Action at Moscow. (Submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article about the Moscow Church near the marker. (Submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

3. Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery Marker

Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery in former community of Moscow. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022

4. Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery in former community of Moscow.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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Action at Moscow
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Moscow Church and Cemetery