Rondo in Miller County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Confederate Records Stored at Rondo

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016

1. Confederate Records Stored at Rondo Marker

Inscription. When Gen. Frederick Steele's Union army invaded southwest Arkansas in April 1864, threatening the Confederate state capital at Washington, Gov. Harris Flanagin moved the state archives to Rondo, where they were deposited in James Abraham's store. Editor John Eakin moved the press and type for the Washington Telegraph to Rondo for safekeeping during the Union Invasion. Some of the Confederate soldiers detailed to guard the government records died and were buried in the Rondo cemetery before the records were returned to Washington.

Erected 2010 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission - Albert Pike Chapter No. 2057, United Daughters of the Confederacy Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 7.)

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, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1864.

Location. 33° 26.789′ N, 93° 58.063′ W. Marker is in Rondo, Arkansas, in Miller County. It can be reached from the intersection of McClure Road and Cobb Lane, on the left when

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traveling east. Marker is located within the Rondo Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: McClure Road, Texarkana AR 71854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Broad Street Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mary C. Patterson (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pat Cupp and The Flying Saucers (approx. 4.4 miles away); Jake Charles “Jay” Franks (approx. 4.4 miles away); Johnny Cash Performs at the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium (approx. 4.4 miles away); Arkansas Municipal Auditorium Walk of Fame Park (approx. 4.4 miles away); Elvis Presley Performs at the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium (approx. 4.4 miles away); Texarkana Arkansas Municipal Building (approx. 4½ miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article about the Rondo Cemetery. (Submitted on July 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Unknown Confederate graves at Rondo Cemetery next to marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016

2. Unknown Confederate graves at Rondo Cemetery next to marker.

Rondo Cemetery entrance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016

3. Rondo Cemetery entrance.

Grave marker of 5 Unknown Confederate Soldiers at Rondo Cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016

4. Grave marker of 5 Unknown Confederate Soldiers at Rondo Cemetery.

Cemetery on National Register of Historic Places. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016

5. Cemetery on National Register of Historic Places.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.