Harrisburg in Poinsett County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Confederate Headquarters in Harrisburg

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

1. Confederate Headquarters in Harrisburg Marker

Inscription. As word of the collapse of the Confederate armies east of the Mississippi River came to Arkansas, Confederate Gen. M. Jeff Thompson established headquarters of the Northern Sub- District of Arkansas at Harrisburg in mid-April 1865. Thompson and Union Gen. G. M. Dodge began negotiating surrender terms, with Dodge offering the same terms U. S. Grant gave to Robert E. Lee in Virginia. On May 11, 1865, Thompson surrendered his troops in northeast Arkansas, and 7,454 of his men were paroled at Wittsburg and Jacksonport, saying "all they wanted was to be allowed to live at home."

Erected 2014 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission • Poinsett County • Poinsett County Historical Society • Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 69.)

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 May 11, 1865.

Location. 35° 33.817′ N, 90° 43.038′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Arkansas, in Poinsett County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Market Street. Marker is at northwest corner of the

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Poinsett County Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Market St, Harrisburg AR 72432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Poinsett County Military Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Harris Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Poinsett County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

2. Confederate Headquarters in Harrisburg Marker

Confederate Gen. M. Jeff Thompson image. Click for full size.

John L. Gihon via Wikipedia (Public Domain), circa 1864

3. Confederate Gen. M. Jeff Thompson

Taken while he was a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware.

Union Gen. Grenville M. Dodge image. Click for full size.

Matthew Brady via National Archives and Records Administration (cropped/public domain), circa 1860/65

4. Union Gen. Grenville M. Dodge

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.