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

The Battle of Cane Hill

Photographed by Robert Macoubrie, May 1, 2006

1. The Battle of Cane Hill Marker

Inscription. Late in November 1862, Gen. John S. Marmaduke with 2,000 cavalry occupied Cane Hill Ridge. Gen. James G. Blunt with 5,000 cavalry and infantry and 30 pieces of artillery met them at dawn Nov. 28, 1862. Retreating slowly, making stands at Boonsboro and Russellville, fighting a rear guard action, Marmaduke drew the Union Army into a narrow defile on the Cove Creek Road. This battle raged for nine hours over 15 miles of timber and brush roads. As night fell, Marmaduke withdrew toward Van Buren. Blunt returned to Cane Hill.

Erected by Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1862.

Location. 35° 54.533′ N, 94° 23.787′ W. Marker is near Canehill, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on State Highway 45 just north of Patterson Road. The marker has been removed due to poor condition. It is unknown if it will be replaced according to the Canehill Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14327 State Hwy 45, Canehill AR 72717, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House – 1872 (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Dr. William and Laura Welch House - 1855 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fruit Cellar (about 700 feet away); Washington County Cane Hill College (about 800 feet away); Bethlehem Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Bethlehem Methodist-Episcopal Church South (approx. 4½ miles away); John Tilley House (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canehill.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederates Fall Back Before Union Assault (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Troops Who Fought at Cane Hill (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Battle of Cane Hill - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 19, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

2. Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke, C.S.A.

Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

3. Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt U.S.A.

Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2013, by Robert Macoubrie of Lenexa, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,849 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2024, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2013, by Robert Macoubrie of Lenexa, Kansas. 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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