Hampton in Calhoun County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Calhoun County in the Civil War
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 25, 2022
1. Calhoun County in the Civil War Marker
Inscription.
Calhoun County in the Civil War. . Though sparsely populated, Calhoun County raised five companies of soldiers for service in the Confederate army: Company B, Sixth Arkansas Infantry, Companies E and G, Second Arkansas Cavalry, and Companies A and K, Fourth Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Henry G. Bunn of Calhoun County served in Company A of the Fourth Arkansas and became colonel of the regiment in late 1862. Col. Bunn led his men through most of the great battles of the Army of Tennessee until the end of the war. Hampton Cemetery is the final resting place of several Civil War veterans.
Though sparsely populated, Calhoun County raised five companies of soldiers for service in the Confederate army: Company B, Sixth Arkansas Infantry, Companies E and G, Second Arkansas Cavalry, and Companies A and K, Fourth Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Henry G. Bunn of Calhoun County served in Company A of the Fourth Arkansas and became colonel of the regiment in late 1862. Col. Bunn led his men through most of the great battles of the Army of Tennessee until the end of the war. Hampton Cemetery is the final resting place of several Civil War veterans.
Erected 2015 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Calhoun County, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number 123.)
Location. 33° 32.25′ N, 92° 28.35′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Arkansas, in Calhoun County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 278) and Hunt Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Located at the Calhoun County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
