Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Mount Comfort in the Civil War

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Mount Comfort in the Civil War Marker

Inscription. After the Aug. 10, 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., four of Washington County's first Confederate war dead – Capt. S.R. Bell, Sgt. Wm. Brown, Pvt. Henry Fulbright and Pvt. Samuel McCurdy – were buried in Mount Comfort Cemetery. The 34th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.) raised troops at Mount Comfort in 1862 and would fight at Prairie Grove and Jenkins' Ferry. The community held hospitals for Union and Confederate troops and hosted a Unionist colony late in the war, where local farmers banded together for mutual protection from bands of marauders infesting the area.

Erected 2014 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission • Mount Comfort Cemetery Association • Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 70.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • 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 August 10, 1861.

Location. 36° 5.61′ N, 94° 12.861′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached

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from West Mount Comfort Road west of Rupple Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the cemetery behind Mount Comfort Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3816 W Mt Comfort Rd, Fayetteville AR 72704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Far West Seminary (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Mt. Comfort (within shouting distance of this marker); George and Boyce Billingsley (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wilson Matthews (approx. 2.6 miles away);

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Mount Comfort in the Civil War Marker

Orville Henry (approx. 2.6 miles away); Dr. Frank Oldham Jr. (approx. 2.6 miles away); Jackson T. Stephens (approx. 2.6 miles away); Jon Richardson (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.