Siloam Springs in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 17, 2022

1. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

Inscription.

G.A.R.
In God we trust
Woman's Relief Corps, 1863
Erected by Curtis Post 1928
Preserved by the grace of God

Erected 1928 by The Curtis Post, Woman's Relief Corps.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 36° 10.969′ N, 94° 32.414′ W. Memorial is in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is on South Maxwell Street near E Twin Springs Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Siloam Springs AR 72761, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the 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,

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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: Twin Springs Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Pyeatte House (within shouting distance of this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harkness Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reeves House (about 600 feet away); United Spanish War Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maxwell-Sweet House (approx. ¼ mile away); Gulf War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Siloam Springs.

Regarding Grand Army of the Republic Memorial. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the memorial:

The Siloam Springs GAR Monument was unveiled in 1928 in Twin Springs Park, south of Sager Creek, by the Samuel R. Curtis Post No. 9. The post, named for the commander of the Union army at the Battle of Pea Ridge in 1862, was founded in 1884, shortly after the return of the GAR to Arkansas. The monument is the only one in Arkansas known to bear the emblem of the Women's
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 17, 2022

2. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Relief Corps, one of the G.A.R.'s ladies auxiliaries, which was founded in 1883.

Also see . . . Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (PDF). National Register nomination for the memorial, which was listed in 1996. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Marc Hayot, May 12, 2026

3. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

This is located in Twin Springs Park near the Chautauqua Amphitheater

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on May 17, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.