Near Gravette in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead

Camp Jackson side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

1. Camp Jackson side of marker

Inscription. Camp Jackson Confederate Gen. Ben McCulloch established Camp Jackson in July 1861 before marching into Missouri. After the Aug. 11 Battle of Oak Hills he returned to Camp Jackson. The 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, which formed Aug. 17, 1861, in Mt. Vernon, Mo., trained at Camp Jackson. The 4th Arkansas included men from southwest Arkansas, some of whom died in a measles outbreak. Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson, the camp's namesake, was there from Oct. 15 to 18, 1861. Confederate troops left Camp Jackson in October 1861; 27 men of the 4th rest in Georgia Cemetery.

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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County Historic Preservation Commission • Captain James Tyrie Wright Chapter No. 6, Military Order of the Stars and Bars. (Marker Number 144.)

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. Marker 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.

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 (PDF).

Confederate Dead side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. Confederate Dead side of marker

It became Gen. Benjamin McCulloch’s principal headquarters and a staging ground for Confederate forces prior to the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861. (Northwest Arkansas Heritage Trail Partners, via Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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.)

Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

3. Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead Marker

Georgia Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

4. Georgia Cemetery Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.