Near Gravette in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Camp Jackson
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Confederate Dead
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
1. Camp Jackson side of marker
Confederate Dead 27 men of the 4th Arkansas Infantry are buried here. Co. A: Benjamin Bearden, John Farmer, Francis Harbor, Luther High, Joseph McKissic, James Strong. Adolphus Williams. Co. B: Richard Busbey, John Buster, Wm. Daniel, Franklin Lloyd. Co. C: John Bostick Sr., John Clover, David Farr. Co. E: David Brake, John Carlton, George Harris, James Jones. Co. F: Lewis Webb. Co. G: Seaborn Barnes, Robt. Gentry, Burgess Mathews. Co. H: Sparton Boyle, Thomas Cagle, William Hall, Elijah Russell, James Russell. The 4th's surgeon saw about 30 deaths, most from diseases.
Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Arkansas Reenactors Educational Association Benton
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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 month for this entry is July 1861.
Location. 36° 24.302′ N, 94° 30.192′ W. Marker is near Gravette, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) and Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling west on Georgia Flat Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gravette AR 72736, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Georgia Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 (approx. 3 miles away); Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad (approx. 3.2 miles away); Camp Walker (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Battle of Maysville (approx. 5½ miles away); What Mean These Stones? (approx. 5.8 miles away); Sulphur Springs Park Reserve (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Wayne (approx. 7 miles away in Oklahoma). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gravette.
Also see . . .
1. Camp Jackson ravaged by measles
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
2. Confederate Dead side of marker
2. Georgia Cemetery. Find A Grave entry on the cemetery includes photos and information on those buried there. (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
3. Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
4. Georgia Cemetery Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,861 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
