Near Washington in Hempstead County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Hempstead County In The Civil War

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 22, 2023

1. Hempstead County In The Civil War Marker

Inscription. More than 19 companies formed in Hempstead County to fight for the Confederacy, starting with the "Hempstead Rifles," who mustered in on May 4, 1861. These local men served in the Confederate Congress - Grandison D. Royston and Rufus K. Charles House of Representatives and Dr. Charles Mitchell in the Senate. All three are buried here, as are many Confederate veterans. There are 74 unknown Missouri and Texas soldiers buried together in a mass grave. The people of Washington, through public subscription, erected a monument honoring them in 1888.

Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation, Arkansas Humanities Council, Department of Arkansas Heritage, and Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 104.)

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 date for this entry is May 4, 1861.

Location. 33° 46.643′ N, 93° 41.393′ W. Marker is near Washington, Arkansas, in

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Hempstead County. It is on U.S. 278 half a mile north of State Highway 195, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 Carrigan St, Washington AR 71862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Caddo Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Prairie De Ann (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Dead 1861-1865 (about 500 feet away); The Washington Post Office (approx. half a mile away); Homesite of Dr. Isaac Newton Jones and Elizabeth Littlejohn Jones (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Capital (approx.

Old Washington Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 22, 2023

2. Old Washington Cemetery

0.6 miles away); Masonic Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Black's Shop (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Courthouse for the County of Hempstead (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.