Colt in St. Francis County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 19, 2024

1. Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon Marker

Inscription. In early May 1863, Union troops left Helena to disrupt Confederate troops and destroy supplies and forage. Gen. John S. Marmaduke's Confederates confronted them at Taylors Creek on May 11, and after an hour-long skirmish the outnumbered Union troops fell back to the L'Anguille River. Confederate troops attacked a second Union detachment at Mount Vernon (near Forrest City) on the same day, but the Unionists fought them off. U.S. losses were 2 killed, 18 wounded, while the Confederates lost at least 5 dead and 3 injured. Tons of supplies were destroyed.

Erected 2014 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission · St. Francis County Historical Society. (Marker Number 75.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 May 1863.

Location. 35° 7.9′ N, 90° 48.707′ W. Marker is in Colt, Arkansas, in St. Francis County. It is at the intersection of Old Military Road West (Arkansas Route 306) and South Main Street ( Route 1), on the left when traveling

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west on Old Military Road West. Located in front of First National Bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8898 S Main St, Colt AR 72326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Crowley’s Ridge,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Military Road (here, next to this marker); The Trail of Tears along the Memphis to Little Rock Road (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cross County (approx. 6½ miles away); Captain Jesse W. Wynne Park (approx. 6½ miles away); Mt. Vernon Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away); Campbell House

Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon Marker on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 19, 2024

2. Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon Marker on right.

(approx. 8.4 miles away); St. Francis County Troops in the War Between the States (approx. 8.6 miles away); Forrest’s Camp (approx. 8.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Skirmishes at Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon (Encyclopedia of Arkansas). (Submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.