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

By James Hulse, October 23, 2021

Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker Reverse

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1 ► Arkansas, Nevada County, Prescott — 5 — Governor Thomas Chipman McRae — Prescott —

Thomas Chipman McRae, born in Mount Holly (Union County), Arkansas, became a courier for the Confederate Army at age twelve, following his father's early death. He attended area schools and later graduated from Washington & Lee University law . . . — — Map (db m184504) HM

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2 ► Arkansas, Nevada County, Prescott — 108 — Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery —

Action at Moscow After skirmishing for several days at Prairie D’Ane, Gen. Frederick Steele turned his starving Union army away from Louisiana and headed toward Camden to seek supplies. Confederate cavalry under T.P. Dockery and S.B. Maxey . . . — — Map (db m200730) HM

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3 ► Arkansas, Nevada County, Prescott — 45 — Skirmishes at Prairie D'Ane —

Gen. Sterling Price’s Confederate army held strong earthworks on the western edge of Prairie D’Ane when Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union troops approached on April 10, 1864, and dug their own trenches. After heavy fighting on the 10th, the combatants . . . — — Map (db m96559) HM

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