Pleasant Grove in Stone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Legend

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011

1. Legend Marker

Inscription. In 1864 Genl. Jos. Shelby, moving from Clarksville to Batesville, passed through Richwoods and Buckhorn. At this place, known then as Buckhorn, his advance met Bill Williams commanding a Federal Company. A battle was fought. 47 were killed and 2 captured.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1864.

Location. 35° 50.27′ N, 91° 55.017′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Grove, Arkansas, in Stone County. It is on East Main Street (State Highway 14) just east of Mc Dermon Hollow Road (County Road 46), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasant Grove AR 72567, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau.

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

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of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our Stone County Sons (approx. 11½ miles away); City of Mountain View (approx. 11½ miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Skirmish at Buck Horn. Excerpt:

On May 25, 1864. Confederate General Jo Shelby and his men were marching from Clarksville (Johnson County) to Batesville (Independence County). In what is now Stone County, they marched through Richwoods and on to Buckhorn, where they met up with a group of “mountain boomers” under the command of Bill Williams. The men were Union and Confederate deserters and bushwackers. In the fight between Shelby and Williams, forty-seven of Williams’s men were killed, and two who were captured were executed the next day.

(Submitted on September 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Joseph O. Shelby (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Joseph Orville "J.O." Shelby was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.

(Submitted on September 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011

2. Legend Marker

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011

3. Legend Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2020. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2024. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.