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

Camp Stephens

1. Camp Stephens Marker

Inscription. Named for Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of the Confederacy, it covered land on Little Sugar and Brush Creeks extending eastward three miles from their confluence at this point.

Brig. Gen. Nicholas Bart Pearce established it in July, 1861 when he moved troops from Camp Walker to train the Third Louisiana. They moved to Cassville, Missouri, July 31 and fought in the battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10.

Soon after the battle of Pea Ridge, Gen. Samuel R. Curtis moved to this camp “to get away from the stench of the battlefield”.

Erected 1962 by Pea Ridge Memorial Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1861.

Location. 36° 24.293′ N, 94° 9.392′ W. Marker is near Bentonville, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is at the intersection of Arkansas Route 72 and Sugar Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Arkansas Route 72. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10160 Sugar Creek Rd, Bentonville AR 72712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ivy House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Benton County, Arkansas (approx. 2.6 miles away); Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Frank Lloyd Wright / Architectural Value (approx. 3.1 miles away); Democratic Architecture / Usonian Characteristics (approx. 3.1 miles away); Integrating With Nature / The Journey (approx. 3.1 miles away); Colonel Young House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Miner Home (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bentonville.

Camp Stephens Marker (missing) - only the marker post remains. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. Camp Stephens Marker (missing) - only the marker post remains.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2024, by Mike Rusch of Bentonville, Arkansas. 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.