Entries Containing All of the Phrases «white county» AND «arkansas»

By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae marker and his grave marker.

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1 ► Arkansas, White County, Searcy — 37 — Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae —

Born in Alabama Oct. 10, 1829, Dandridge McRae moved to Arkansas in 1849. A lawyer, he recruited Confederates in 1861 and led a battalion at Wilson's Creek and a regiment at Pea Ridge. Promoted to brigadier general Nov. 5, 1862, he was the only . . . — — Map (db m116321) HM

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2 ► Arkansas, White County, Bald Knob — 27 — Confederate Salt Works Destroyed —

Gen. J.R. West led 3,094 U.S. cavalrymen in pursuit of 4,000 Confederate horsemen under Col. T.H. McCray and Gen. J.O. Shelby on Aug. 6, 1864. The U.S. troops rode to Austin, Stony Point, Searcy, and Augusta. On Aug. 11, troops of the 10th Illinois . . . — — Map (db m116192) HM

3 ► Arkansas, White County, Searcy — 39 — Searcy Landing in the Civil War / Guerrilla War on the Little Red —

Searcy Landing in the Civil War Searcy Landing was a steamboat stop with cotton warehouses before the war. On May 9, 1862, Col. P.J. Osterhaus's 3rd Division of the Union Army of the Southwest built a bridge across the Little Red River, . . . — — Map (db m116325) HM

4 ► Arkansas, White County, West Point — 38 — Naval Combat at West Point / Combat on the Little Red River —

Naval Combat at West Point The U.S. gunboat Cricket steamed up the Little Red River Aug. 14, 1863, hunting the Confederate steamboats Kaskaskia and Tom Sugg. She captured the vessels at Searcy Landing and destroyed a . . . — — Map (db m116269) HM

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5 ► Arkansas, White County, Gum Springs — 32 — Action at Des Arc Bayou —

On July 8, 1864, a column of 221 men of the 10th Illinois Cavalry headed for Searcy to confront Gen. J.O. Shelbys Confederates, who were operating in the area. They set up camp at Des Arc Bayou on July 13. At 4:30 a.m. July 14, around 500 men under . . . — — Map (db m116328) HM

6 ► Arkansas, White County, Searcy — 8 — A Walk Through History — Our History...Our Heritage —

Named for Richard Searcy, an early Arkansas territory settler, the city of Searcy was established by the Arkansas State legislature to serve as the county seat in 1837. Early resident and surveyor Israel Moore named the original streets of Searcy . . . — — Map (db m173998) HM

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7 ► Arkansas, White County, Kensett — 6 — Action At Whitney's Lane —

Front One hundred Texas Rangers and 50 local men on May 19, 1862, attacked a foraging party from the 17th Missouri Infantry (U.S.), a unit composed largely of German troops, fighting near here along Whitney's Lane. Union losses were 22 . . . — — Map (db m116212) HM

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8 ► Arkansas, White County, Searcy — White County Courthouse —

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9 ► Arkansas, Prairie County, DeValls Bluff — Common Ground for Many Soldiers — Many Troops Pass Through DeValls Bluff —

With the possible exception of Helena, it is unlikely that any place in Arkansas had as many Union troops pass through it as did DeValls Bluff. Some saw the town when it was first occupied in September 1863, others stood garrison duty there, while . . . — — Map (db m96671) HM

10 ► Arkansas, White County, Searcy — Benjamin Black House —

Built 1858 - Renovated 1867 Upstairs Added 1872 Benjamin Black was Mayor of Searcy 1886 - 1894. They had eleven children who lived here until the last died in 1979. The house was purchased and restored by Dr. & Mrs. Porter Rodgers . . . — — Map (db m234423) HM

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