Jacksonport in Jackson County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Jackson Guards Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

1. Jackson Guards Monument Marker

Inscription.

Jackson Guards Monument. . , [South face] The Jackson Guards were organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, by Capt. A. B. Pickett, a prominent lawyer of Jacksonport, Sunday morning, May 5, 1861. The company was marched to the Presbyterian Church and there presented with a beautiful silk flag, made by the fair ladies of Jacksonport. The Presentation Speech was made by Miss Mary Tom Caldwell, assisted by Miss Pauline Hudson and Miss Fannie Board. The Speech of Acceptance was made by Private S.S. Gause of the company. They were then marched to the steamboat, Mary Patterson and with Capt. Morg Bateman, the owner and commander, they took passage for Memphis, Tenn. and from there went to Richmond, Va., their destination at that time., The original muster roll of Co. "G", First Ark. Reg. Inf. or , Jackson Guards , Col. Jas. F. Fagan's Regiment, , Gen. Lucus Polk's and D.C. Govan's Brigades, , Gen. Cleburne's Division, , Hardee Corps, Army of Tennessee. , First Officers, elected May 5th, 1861. Capt., A.C. Pickett, in 1862 Col. of Stern's Reg. . 1st Lieut., L.C. Gause, in 1862 Col. of 32nd Ark. Reg. . 2nd Lieut., L.L. Moore, honorably discharged. . 3rd Lieut., George Paine, honorably discharged in 1862., Non-commissioned Officers. 1st Sergt., James F. Hunter, trans. . 2nd Sergt., W.B. Densford, discharged, over age.. 3rd Sergt., John R. Loftin . 4th Sergt., Peter Bach, wounded . 5th Sergt., Clay Love . 1st Corpl., John M. Waddill . 2nd Corpl., Samuel Shoup . 3rd Corpl., Henry Clements . 4th Corpl., W.E. Bevens, Officers from 1862 to 1865. Capt. Sam Shoup, wounded on 21st day of July at Atlanta . 1st Lieut. James Waltham, killed at Kennesaw Mountain . 2nd Lieut. H.C. Lowe, wounded at Chickmauga and Jonesboro . 3rd Lieut. John R. Loftin, [East face] , Capt. A.C. Pickett, Co. G, 1st Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Harve Wilson, Co. A, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. G.E. Orme, Co. B, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Morgan Bateman, Co. E, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. . Capt. Pony Anthony, Co. E, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. John Bland, Co. D, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Robert Anthony, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. C.V. Steen, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Jack Horne, Co. K, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. W.P. Campbell, Co. D, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. J.V. Richardson, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. James Hunter, Co. K, 35th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Jack Brown, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. J.M. Siddell, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Frank Wells, Co. I, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. T.J. Yarbrough, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. . Capt. Alex W. Jones, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. Sam Jones, Desha Battalion . Capt. John Hale, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Capt. James Thrall, Battery Artillery . Capt. Lester, 32nd Ark. Reg, Inf. . Lieut. Col. L.M. Ramsour, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . Col. W.K. Patterson, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Col. Charles Mattock, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. . Col. Charles Young, 32nd Ark. Reg, Inf. . Dr. J.M. Jones, Forrest Cavalry . Dr. S.D. Bateman, Shelby's Brigade . John Shearer, Thrall's Battery . W.P. Robinson, Thrall's Battery . Ben Adler, Co. E, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. . Frank Caldwell, Co. E, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. . C.M. Montelle, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. . J.C. Hawley, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . James Howard, Co. A, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. . James S. Jones, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf., + Wounded / X Discharged / - Killed / ‼ Transferred / = Died / O Furnished Substitute / ^ Detailed, [West face] , Privates. Bob Burnett . ^W.T. Barnes . +Robert B. Bond . xW.H. Baker . ‼George W. Baker . Ben B. Bradley . ‼William Bundell . +John Baird . -T.H. Brogden . T.A. Byler . ^J.J. Bobo . =J.K. Bedwell . -Edward Burnett . +John Baldridge . +Alex Baldridge . +W.E. Bevens . +Peter Bach . -W.N. Clayton . =William Cooper . xJack Conn . +John A. Cathey . +Austin Choate . F. Collins . John Carpenter . B.L. Covey . +Henry Clements . -E.V. Dale . ‼George F. Dickson . Ed Dempsey . xRichard Dorsey . =Thomas B. Davis . -Allen Davis . Cliff Dowell . F.W. Dillard . xS.M. Ferrill . J.F. Ferrill . James Fulcher . ‼James Garrett . ‼S.S. Gause . -Arthur Green . ^E. Haggerton . Robert Harl . John Hite . +James M. Hensley . xDan Hays . +Jonathan Harrison . James Hudson . +Martin Howard . ‼Richard Hayden . ‼Joseph Hamilton . W.H. Hunter . -Joseph Hubbard . W.H. Heard . =W.H. Henson . Tom A. Hail . ‼James F. Hunter . Lon Harl . Dave Kelley . xB.F. Kinman . John Lamb . ‼Joseph Joslin . Wilson Love, [North base] , =Joe Lax . +Jerry Love . John D. Love . Nathan Love . -A.R. Logan . +Shannon Logan . oPat Murphy . +Lemuel McKee . +William M. Matthews . +Jasper May . +Mart A. Mull . +J.D. Meyers . -W.H. Moore . +John A. McDonald . -J. McClain . +B.F. McGowan . ‼Dave McCullough . ^W.M. McCartney . W.A. Meyers . xRobert Morris . John M. Murphy . Dave Mulligan . xJohn A. Murphy . Michael Nash . =John Orick . -W.P. Pinkley, [North side] , Privates. xHenry Powell . xJack Porter . xJ.P.K. Prichard . ^Y.R. Ridley . xG.A. Ramey . J.W. Robinson . J.R. Roberts . Wm. Rogers . G.W. Reager . ‼Geo. W. Roberts . +Jos. R. Roberts . +W.H.C. Reed . +John M. Rodgers . B.F. Richardson . J.W. Readen . +George Rice . +B.F. Reeves . Fred Roy . ‼David Roby . H. Ratcliff . =Arthur Rhodes . ^W.D. Shackleford . -Alfred Stewart . ‼Thos. R. Stone . -Jas. M. Stinson . -Charley Steadman . Lon Steadman . Luther Steadman . xJosh Sample . xGeorge K. Stephens . =Henry Smith . xR.H. Sullivan . R.L. Slaughter . -Pony Stewart . xEli Stringfellow . J.H. Sherry . +George Sparling . xJas. Seward . John B. Trail . +George B. Thomas . xW.N. Tucker . Jasper Vaughn . +B.F. Vandifer . +A.F. Vandifer . Boon Winnieham . Harrison Winnieham . W.D. Winnieham . xBeverly Willard . B.F. Whitley . B.F. White . xJohn Wilson . +J.B. Waddill . xJohn M. Waddill . +J. Fletcher Williams . J.W. Jones, Surgeon Co. I, Forrest Cav. 1st Ark. Reg. . Rawling Young, Asst. Surgeon 1st Ark. Reg. . T.R. Ashford, Asst. Surgeon 1st Ark. Reg. . Wm. E. Arnold, List of battles in which Company "G" 1st Ark. Reg. , engaged in from 1861- 1865.. First battle of Manassas . Blockade of Potomac at Evansport . Shiloh . Farmington . Corinth . Perryville . Murfreesboro . Chickamauga . Missionary Ridge . Ringgold Gap . 74 days from Dalton to Atlanta . Peachtree Creek . Atlanta . Jonesboro . Springhill . Franklin . Nashville . Bentonville

[South face] The Jackson Guards were organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, by Capt. A. B. Pickett, a prominent lawyer of Jacksonport, Sunday morning, May 5, 1861. The company was marched to the Presbyterian Church and there presented with a beautiful silk flag, made by the fair ladies of Jacksonport. The Presentation Speech was made by Miss Mary Tom Caldwell, assisted by Miss Pauline Hudson and Miss Fannie Board. The Speech of Acceptance was made by Private S.S. Gause of the company. They were then marched to the steamboat, Mary Patterson and with Capt. Morg Bateman, the owner and commander, they took passage for Memphis, Tenn. and from there went to Richmond, Va., their destination at that time.

The original muster roll of Co. "G", First Ark. Reg. Inf. or
Jackson Guards
Col. Jas. F. Fagan's Regiment,
Gen. Lucus Polk's and D.C. Govan's Brigades,
Gen. Cleburne's Division,
Hardee Corps, Army of Tennessee.
First Officers, elected May 5th, 1861 Capt., A.C. Pickett, in 1862 Col. of Stern's Reg. • 1st Lieut., L.C. Gause, in 1862 Col. of 32nd Ark. Reg. • 2nd Lieut., L.L. Moore, honorably discharged. • 3rd Lieut., George Paine, honorably discharged in 1862.

Non-commissioned Officers 1st Sergt., James F. Hunter, trans. • 2nd

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Sergt., W.B. Densford, discharged, over age.• 3rd Sergt., John R. Loftin • 4th Sergt., Peter Bach, wounded • 5th Sergt., Clay Love • 1st Corpl., John M. Waddill • 2nd Corpl., Samuel Shoup • 3rd Corpl., Henry Clements • 4th Corpl., W.E. Bevens

Officers from 1862 to 1865 Capt. Sam Shoup, wounded on 21st day of July at Atlanta • 1st Lieut. James Waltham, killed at Kennesaw Mountain • 2nd Lieut. H.C. Lowe, wounded at Chickmauga and Jonesboro • 3rd Lieut. John R. Loftin

[East face]
Capt. A.C. Pickett, Co. G, 1st Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Harve Wilson, Co. A, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. G.E. Orme, Co. B, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Morgan Bateman, Co. E, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. • Capt. Pony Anthony, Co. E, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. John Bland, Co. D, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Robert Anthony, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. C.V. Steen, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Jack Horne, Co. K, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. W.P. Campbell, Co. D, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. J.V. Richardson, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. James Hunter, Co. K, 35th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Jack Brown, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. J.M. Siddell, Co. C, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Frank Wells, Co. I, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. T.J. Yarbrough, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. • Capt. Alex W. Jones, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Capt. Sam Jones, Desha Battalion • Capt. John Hale, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf.

Jackson Guards Monument (south side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

2. Jackson Guards Monument (south side)

• Capt. James Thrall, Battery Artillery • Capt. Lester, 32nd Ark. Reg, Inf. • Lieut. Col. L.M. Ramsour, 2nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • Col. W.K. Patterson, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Col. Charles Mattock, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. • Col. Charles Young, 32nd Ark. Reg, Inf. • Dr. J.M. Jones, Forrest Cavalry • Dr. S.D. Bateman, Shelby's Brigade • John Shearer, Thrall's Battery • W.P. Robinson, Thrall's Battery • Ben Adler, Co. E, 7th Ark. Reg. Inf. • Frank Caldwell, Co. E, 1st Ark. Reg. Cav. • C.M. Montelle, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf. • J.C. Hawley, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • James Howard, Co. A, 8th Ark. Reg. Inf. • James S. Jones, Co. G, 32nd Ark. Reg. Inf.

+ Wounded / X Discharged / - Killed / ‼ Transferred / = Died / O Furnished Substitute / ^ Detailed

[West face]
Privates Bob Burnett • ^W.T. Barnes • +Robert B. Bond • xW.H. Baker • ‼George W. Baker • Ben B. Bradley • ‼William Bundell • +John Baird • -T.H. Brogden • T.A. Byler • ^J.J. Bobo • =J.K. Bedwell • -Edward Burnett • +John Baldridge • +Alex Baldridge • +W.E. Bevens • +Peter Bach • -W.N. Clayton • =William Cooper • xJack Conn • +John A. Cathey • +Austin Choate • F. Collins • John Carpenter • B.L. Covey • +Henry Clements • -E.V. Dale • ‼George F. Dickson • Ed Dempsey • xRichard Dorsey • =Thomas B. Davis • -Allen Davis • Cliff Dowell • F.W. Dillard • xS.M. Ferrill • J.F. Ferrill

Jackson Guards Monument (east side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

3. Jackson Guards Monument (east side)

• James Fulcher • ‼James Garrett • ‼S.S. Gause • -Arthur Green • ^E. Haggerton • Robert Harl • John Hite • +James M. Hensley • xDan Hays • +Jonathan Harrison • James Hudson • +Martin Howard • ‼Richard Hayden • ‼Joseph Hamilton • W.H. Hunter • -Joseph Hubbard • W.H. Heard • =W.H. Henson • Tom A. Hail • ‼James F. Hunter • Lon Harl • Dave Kelley • xB.F. Kinman • John Lamb • ‼Joseph Joslin • Wilson Love

[North base]
=Joe Lax • +Jerry Love • John D. Love • Nathan Love • -A.R. Logan • +Shannon Logan • oPat Murphy • +Lemuel McKee • +William M. Matthews • +Jasper May • +Mart A. Mull • +J.D. Meyers • -W.H. Moore • +John A. McDonald • -J. McClain • +B.F. McGowan • ‼Dave McCullough • ^W.M. McCartney • W.A. Meyers • xRobert Morris • John M. Murphy • Dave Mulligan • xJohn A. Murphy • Michael Nash • =John Orick • -W.P. Pinkley

[North side]
Privates xHenry Powell • xJack Porter • xJ.P.K. Prichard • ^Y.R. Ridley • xG.A. Ramey • J.W. Robinson • J.R. Roberts • Wm. Rogers • G.W. Reager • ‼Geo. W. Roberts • +Jos. R. Roberts • +W.H.C. Reed • +John M. Rodgers • B.F. Richardson • J.W. Readen • +George Rice • +B.F. Reeves • Fred Roy • ‼David Roby • H. Ratcliff • =Arthur Rhodes • ^W.D. Shackleford • -Alfred Stewart • ‼Thos. R. Stone • -Jas. M. Stinson • -Charley Steadman • Lon Steadman

Jackson Guards Monument (west side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

4. Jackson Guards Monument (west side)

• Luther Steadman • xJosh Sample • xGeorge K. Stephens • =Henry Smith • xR.H. Sullivan • R.L. Slaughter • -Pony Stewart • xEli Stringfellow • J.H. Sherry • +George Sparling • xJas. Seward • John B. Trail • +George B. Thomas • xW.N. Tucker • Jasper Vaughn • +B.F. Vandifer • +A.F. Vandifer • Boon Winnieham • Harrison Winnieham • W.D. Winnieham • xBeverly Willard • B.F. Whitley • B.F. White • xJohn Wilson • +J.B. Waddill • xJohn M. Waddill • +J. Fletcher Williams • J.W. Jones, Surgeon Co. I, Forrest Cav. 1st Ark. Reg. • Rawling Young, Asst. Surgeon 1st Ark. Reg. • T.R. Ashford, Asst. Surgeon 1st Ark. Reg. • Wm. E. Arnold

List of battles in which Company "G" 1st Ark. Reg.
engaged in from 1861- 1865. First battle of Manassas • Blockade of Potomac at Evansport • Shiloh • Farmington • Corinth • Perryville • Murfreesboro • Chickamauga • Missionary Ridge • Ringgold Gap • 74 days from Dalton to Atlanta • Peachtree Creek • Atlanta • Jonesboro • Springhill • Franklin • Nashville • Bentonville

Erected 1914.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 35° 38.385′ N, 91° 18.625′ W. Monument is in Jacksonport, Arkansas, in Jackson County. It is on Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on

Jackson Guards Monument (north base) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

5. Jackson Guards Monument (north base)

the right when traveling west. Monument is in Jacksonport State Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Newport AR 72112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Jacksonport Civil War Cannon (here, next to this marker); Jacksonport in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Surrender at Jacksonport (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the City (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Jacksonport State Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Port of Jacksonport (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonport.

Jackson Guards Monument (north side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

6. Jackson Guards Monument (north side)

Jackson Guards Monument (list of battles) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

7. Jackson Guards Monument (list of battles)

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8. Jackson Guards Memorial

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023. This page has been viewed 946 times since then and 674 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 8. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.