Near Leola in Grant County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
General Samuel Rice / Confederate Cannons Captured
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
1. General Samuel Rice Marker
Samuel A. Rice, then Iowa’s attorney general, organized the 33rd Iowa Infantry Regiment in the summer of 1862 and was named its colonel. Stationed in Helena, Rice played a prominent role in the July 4, 1863 battle there and was promoted to brigadier general on Aug. 4, 1863. Rice led troops in the campaign to capture Little Rock and in the Camden Expedition. He was wounded at Elkins’ Ferry but was still at the head of his brigade when he led the Union defense of Jenkins Ferry on April 30, 1864. An ankle wound there led to his death on July 6.
At the height of the April 30, 1864, battle of Jenkins Ferry, S.T. Ruffner’s Confederate artillery was deployed. Troops of the 29th Iowa and 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry charged and captured the battery. The Kansans killed 3 men as they tried to surrender in revenge for the killing of black troops at Poison Spring on April 18. The Iowans prevented them from killing others as they dragged the captured cannons to safety. 2nd Kansas soldiers roamed the field after the battle, killing wounded Confederates as the Union army continued its retreat to Little Rock.
Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Friends of Jenkins
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • 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 April 30, 1864.
Location. 34° 12.723′ N, 92° 32.889′ W. Marker is near Leola, Arkansas, in Grant County. Marker can be reached from Arkansas Route 46, 2 miles south of Arkansas Route 291, on the right when traveling south. Located within the Jenkins Ferry Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sheridan AR 72150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jenkins Ferry / Pontoon Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Red River Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Refugee Children / Supplies Destroyed (approx. 2 miles away); Officers Killed / Union Wounded (approx. 3 miles away); Skirmish at Guesses Creek (approx. 5.8 miles away); Clash at Whitten's Mill (approx. 7.1 miles away); Grant County War Memorial (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leola.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
2. Confederate Cannons Captured Marker
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
3. General Samuel Rice Marker at the picnic area at the Jenkins Ferry State Park.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
4. Entrance to park where markers are located.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
5. General Samuel Rice / Confederate Cannons Captured Marker
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6. General Samuel Allen Rice
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
