Near Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust's Slaughter Pen Farm Battlefield. Here starts a 1¾ mile walking tour. Wayside exhibits provide information and orientation along the way. Allow at least 90 minutes if you plan to walk the entire trail. . . . — — Map (db m21115) HM
Near Cherry Street south of Rightor Street, on the right when traveling south.
"A Liberating Army"
In September 1861, Frederick Douglass, a former slave and
passionate and influential advocate for black rights, wrote,
"Let it be known that the American flag is the flag of freedom
to all who will . . . — — Map (db m108009) HM
On Walnut Street at Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
The Civil War changed the lives of Southern women in ways they could not have imagined. They lived with anxiety, fear and loneliness. As the war ground on, many felt an increasing sense of desperation and depression. The lives they had known were . . . — — Map (db m107998) HM
On Missouri Street east of Natchez Street, on the left when traveling east.
Thousands of refugee slaves came with the Union army into Helena and they continued to come. Helena became an island of freedom in a slave state.
The Union Army Recruits Freedmen
In the . . . — — Map (db m107912) HM
On Missouri Street east of Natchez Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Union Army Takes Helena, July 1862
When General Samuel Curtis marched into Helena he was
not sure if he would remain. But the city's location on the
Mississippi River made it a valuable strategic resource . . . — — Map (db m107916) HM
On Walnut Street at Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
Disease, death, the practice of separating slave families—all left
children with no one to care for them. Scores of orphaned black
children in Civil War Helena suffered from neglect and exposure.
General Napoleon Buford asked for help. In . . . — — Map (db m107999) HM
Near Yorkshire Drive, 0.1 miles east of Audubon Drive (Business U.S. 49) when traveling east.
Confederate General Theophilus Holmes wanted to regain control of Helena, an island of Union control in Confederate Arkansas. His attack failed. Miscommunication, lack of information, and the determined resistance of the Union troops, who vowed not . . . — — Map (db m107941) HM
On York Street east of Beech Street, on the right when traveling east.
Shortly after the capture of Helena in July 1862, the Union army took
measures to protect the city. Engineers designed a large earthen fort,
which African American laborers completed in October 1862. General
Benjamin Prentiss named the heavily . . . — — Map (db m108033) HM
On Monroe Street at Cherry Street, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street.
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, constant fire from Union cavalry and artillery near the levee helped stall the Confederate advance on Battery A.
The Union Troops at the Levee . . . — — Map (db m107930) HM
Near Cherry Street south of Rightor Street, on the right when traveling south.
Freedmen Fill Two Regiments
Within days of Lorenzo Thomas' speech in
Helena on April 6, 1863, enough Freedmen
enlisted to fill a regiment—1,000 men. Many
were already in Helena. Others came in . . . — — Map (db m108014) HM
On York Street east of Beech Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates tested Fort Curtis once, during the Battle
of Helena on July 4, 1863.The battle ended in a decided
Union victory. For the rest of the war, Fort Curtis stood over
Helena, a symbol of the power of the Union army.
— — Map (db m108036) HM
On Beech Street at York Street, on the right when traveling north on Beech Street.
After the Union army arrived in July 1862, Helena was no longer part of the Confederacy. It was in Union hands and the Union commander made law and policy. The Moore-Hornor Home across the street was one of many in Helena seized by the Union army. . . . — — Map (db m108030) HM
On Perry Street west of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east.
While the vast majority of Helena's white population favored secession, there were also men and women loyal to the Union in Phillips County.
White Unionists Rally in Helena
Not only fugitive slaves, but white . . . — — Map (db m107991) HM
On Missouri Street east of Natchez Street, on the left when traveling east.
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 broke the nation apart. In May 1861, Arkansas became the ninth state to join the new Confederate States of America.
The Union Army Occupies Helena
By the spring of 1861, most of the men in Helena . . . — — Map (db m229329) HM
Near Cherry Street south of Rightor Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lorenzo Thomas at Fort Curtis
Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas spoke in Helena on
April 6, 1863. About 4,000 soldiers stood in formation in
Fort Curtis. They heard Thomas, their commanding
officer, the district . . . — — Map (db m108013) HM
On Columbia Street at Arkansas Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbia Street.
This was the site of St. Catherine Convent and Academy. When it
opened in 1858, it was one of two Roman Catholic schools in
Arkansas. Opportunities for a classical education were rare in
Arkansas and the school founded by the Sisters of Mercy . . . — — Map (db m108055) HM
On Columbia Street south of Perry Street (Business U.S. 49), on the right when traveling south.
Confederate General Theophilus Holmes wanted to regain control of Helena, an island of Union control in Confederate Arkansas. His attack failed. Miscommunication, lack of information, and the determined resistance of the Union troops, who vowed not . . . — — Map (db m107937) HM
On Columbia Street (Business U.S. 49) at Arkansas Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbia Street.
The Civil War affected everyone, and St. Catherine Convent and
Academy was no exception. The Union army appropriated convent
property. Dead and dying men covered the grounds after the Battle
of Helena. The school lost most of its students. When . . . — — Map (db m108054) HM
On Columbia Street south of Perry Street (Business U.S. 49), on the right when traveling south.
"such a slaughter was never greater on any battlefield west of the Mississippi" Sgt. Henry S. Carroll, 33rd Missouri
A Strong Position
Fort Curtis sat on the brow of a low ridge above Helena, . . . — — Map (db m107938) HM
Near Yorkshire Drive, 0.1 miles east of Audubon Drive when traveling east.
Battery C, perched atop Graveyard Hill, commanded the city and
the rugged landscape to the west. Confederate General Theophilus
Holmes believed it was the gateway to Helena. He sent General
Sterling Price's Infantry Division, his strongest force, . . . — — Map (db m107953) HM
On York Street east of Beech Street, on the right when traveling east.
Mr. Ronnie Nichols, then-director of the Delta Cultural Center,
first proposed building a reconstruction of Civil War Fort Curtis
in 1992. Twenty years later, his vision was realized. New Fort
Curtis was dedicated on May 11, . . . — — Map (db m108040) HM
On Cherry Street south of Rightor Street, on the right when traveling south.
Guard, Garrison and Fatigue Duty
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) in Helena were part
of the Union garrison holding the city. Their duties were much
the same as those of white troops. Like all Union . . . — — Map (db m108015) HM
On York Street east of Beech Street, on the right when traveling east.
Thousands of escaped slaves, known as Contraband, followed
the Union army to Helena in July 1862. Within weeks, the army
put hundreds of Contraband to work building Fort Curtis.
Hard Labor in Hot . . . — — Map (db m108032) HM
On Boonesboro Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the left when traveling east.
Below the Mason-Dixon Line, above the Potomac, and at the Heart of the Civil War. The Civil War, its causes, and the aftermath have shaped our country’s cultural landscape in countless ways. The significance of the Civil War in north-central . . . — — Map (db m67708) HM
On East Market Street just west of South Freedom Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of the Grand Army of the Republic last post meeting in Ohio held in this building April 23, 1949 John H. Grate, Commander Presented by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m214645) HM
On State Highway 27, 1 mile south of East Kansas Street, on the left when traveling north.
In Memory of Those Who Served Their Country for Our Freedom
John W Gray, Dec'd Aug 1886, Army Inf Civil War • Leonard James (LJ) Wells, 3/14/1841-3/26/1895, Ill Inf Civil War • Washington Huffaker, Nov 1843-7/12/1895, Com Sgt Cav Civil War • OP . . . — — Map (db m200658) WM
On Houston Road (County Road 25) at Hardin Wapak Rd (County Road 20), on the right when traveling east on Houston Road.
Honoring Our Veterans, Preserving Our Heritage
County Wide Bridge Dedication Project
Shelby County, Ohio, Bicentennial 1819 - 2019
Henry Baker Civil War •
John P. Born Civil War •
David Bowsley . . . — — Map (db m246035) WM
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Union . . . — — Map (db m7937) HM
On Sheridan Road, 0.3 miles east of Telegraph Road (Missouri Route 231), on the left when traveling east.
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
On Daniel Boone Drive (State Highway 11) at Cumberland Avenue (State Highway 2421), on the right when traveling west on Daniel Boone Drive.
On September 19, 1861, near the spot where you now stand, a small contingent of Knox County Home Guard faced 800 Confederates at the bridge spanning Town Spring Branch. In 1992 the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission named the Battle of Barbourville . . . — — Map (db m35809) HM
On Genesee Street at James Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves . . . — — Map (db m88220) WM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
“Walk along these fortifications, take the time to learn something about the story of what happened here, use the museum to understand who these men were, and the . . . — — Map (db m57351) HM
On East Front Street at Navarre Street, on the right when traveling west on East Front Street.
Monroe County and the Civil War
During the Civil War years of 1861-1865, Monroe County had approximately 3,000 county residents out of a total population of 21,593 who fought in that conflict and at least 410 of them died while serving in . . . — — Map (db m170068) HM
On Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
R E Baxter Corp Co A 52 Ohio Vol Inf Civil War Sep 18 1840 Jan 23 1921 •
Richard Breese Co H 5 Ohio Vol Cav Civil War Oct 6 1841 Jul 31 1927 •
Andrew J Lybold 1st Lieut Co B & D 64 Ohio Vol Inf Civil War Mar 31 1837 Dec 29 1925 •
Robert J . . . — — Map (db m191099) WM
On R293 north of Camross, on the left when traveling north.
We sent you our starving and our evicted
you gave them freedom and opportunity
1861-1865
You sounded the call of arms
We answered with loyalty and courage
We gave service, limb and life
To the honour and lasting memory of Irish . . . — — Map (db m85946) WM
On Paseo de Gracia, on the right when traveling north.
(Catalan:)
En aquest edifici, durant la guerra civil
de 1936-1939, va radicar la delegació
d'euzkadi a catalunya, que tant va
contribuir a les relacions de fraterna
amistat entre ambdos països i que va dur
a terme una meritissima . . . — — Map (db m216696) HM
On Camino a Creu de Sant Miguel, on the left when traveling south.
La Lliga de Catalunya de Mutilats i Vidues de la Guerra d Espanya 1938/39 honora totes les victims de la Guerra Civil Recordem-ho sempre perque mai mes no torni a esdevenir-se
English translation The League of . . . — — Map (db m234285) WM
There were three sieges of Oxford in the English Civil War. The city was the centre of Royalist resistance to the Parlimentarian assault on government. The first siege engagement was in May 1644 but King Charles escaped. In May 1645 a second siege . . . — — Map (db m233484) HM
On Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 1.2 miles west of Dune Road, on the right when traveling west.
(preface)
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m87247) HM
Near Fort Morgan Road, 1.4 miles Dune Road, on the left when traveling west.
After the surrender of Fort Gaines, U.S. General Gordon Granger prepared to besiege Fort Morgan. On August 9, 1864, he moved by transport to Navy Cove and debarked 2,000 men and his siege equipment at the Pilot Town wharf. By 2:00 p.m. he had . . . — — Map (db m87246) HM
On General Canby Loop, 0.2 miles north of General Canby Drive, on the right.
Union Siege
Battery No. 21
Located on this bluff overlooking Minette Bay, Battery No. 21 anchored the right flank of Maj. Gen. Edward Canby's Army of West Mississippi during the Battle of Spanish Fort. Maj. Gen. Andrew Smith's XVI Army . . . — — Map (db m120339) HM
On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the left when traveling north.
Built in late 1862 by the Noble brothers, Cornwall Furnace was named for a similar blast iron furnace in James Noble's home state of Pennsylvania. The pig iron ingots produced from this facility were taken to the Noble Foundry in Rome where they . . . — — Map (db m156264) HM
On County Road 1136, 0.4 miles north of County Road 1145, on the right when traveling north.
"This was a glorious fight, one that did the soldiers' hearts good to look upon, made there in the mountains in the darkness of the night, almost hand-to-hand, with only the light from the vivid flash of the artillery and . . . — — Map (db m101089) HM
On County Road 1136, 0.4 miles north of 1145, on the right when traveling north.
"The thanks of Congress are again due to General N. B. Forrest and the officers and men of his command, for meritorious service in the field, and especially for the daring, skill, and perseverance exhibited in the pursuit . . . — — Map (db m101090) HM
In 1858, the railroad company graded away an Indian mound that stood here. A brick warehouse was built in its place. From 1863 - 1865 the Confederate government used this warehouse to hold captured Federal Soldiers. You are standing on a pile of . . . — — Map (db m22666) HM
On East Maple Avenue at North Houston Street, on the right when traveling east on East Maple Avenue.
In late December 1863, Union Maj. Gen. John A. Logan established his Fifteenth Army Corps headquarters in Scottsboro, Alabama. On January 11, 1864, by command of Gen. Logan, Brig. Gen. Hugh Ewing, commanding the Fourth Division, was ordered to guard . . . — — Map (db m100044) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
I am Private Patrick O’Hara of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Before the war I was a fisherman working on a boat out of Bar Harbor, Maine. I didn’t volunteer for the Army until well into the second year of the war because it was way . . . — — Map (db m85490) WM
On West Main Street (Alabama Route 205), on the right when traveling west.
The West Main Street Cemetery was established in the late 1850’s by the Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which was located nearby. Among notable persons buried here are: Thomas A. Albert (1796-1876), for whom Albertville is named; W. . . . — — Map (db m225620) HM
On Warrenton Road (County Route 14) north of Strickland Lane, on the left when traveling south.
On January 15, 1865 an early morning clash occurred here on the Thomas Noble farm between Federal forces led by col. William J. Palmer’s 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry of 180 men and Confederate Gen. Hylon B. Lyon’s 250 men from two Kentucky cavalry . . . — — Map (db m210725) HM
On Lurleen B Wallace Drive (Alabama Route 79), on the right when traveling south.
January 15, 1865 was perhaps the darkest day in the history of Guntersville. At noon, forty Federal marines from the gunboat U.S.S. General Grant were sent to burn the town. After the mission was completed, only seven buildings remained standing – . . . — — Map (db m227313) HM
On Celeste Road (County Route 41) 0.3 miles north of Boy Scout Road, on the right when traveling north.
On April 30, 1865, C.S. General Richard Taylor, by then back in Meridian, received a wire from U. S. General Edward Canby. The truce negotiated at Magee Farm, Canby informed him, must end in 48 hours, because Washington had rejected the . . . — — Map (db m126690) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates built Fort Powell on Tower Island, an oyster shell bank fifty feet north of Grant's Pass. The Pass provided an easy route from Mobile Bay to New Orleans through Mississippi Sound. C.S. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Williams, only . . . — — Map (db m87239) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
Once Farragut was in the Bay, capture of Fort Gaines and Powell would prevent his isolation there. So at 4:00 pm, August 3, 1864, 1,500 soldiers commanded by U.S. General Edward Canby (but under the operational direction of General Gordon . . . — — Map (db m87219) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut’s lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh’s captain, to engage the ram . . . — — Map (db m87234) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
To Wait and Watch
In late August 1864 the Federals controlled Mobile Bay but could not attack Mobile. Admiral Farragut could not reach the City even with his light draft vessels, because the channels in the upper Bay had been obstructed. . . . — — Map (db m87243) HM
On South Royal Street south of Government Street, on the left when traveling south.
(preface)
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m87288) HM
On South Court Street at Mildred Street, on the right when traveling south on South Court Street.
Civil War-Barnes School
In April 1865, the Union Army command made this house its headquarters. Mrs. Pickett hid her silver on an inside ledge of the cupola. Later, former Confederate Generals Hood, Bragg, and Walker visited here. In 1906, . . . — — Map (db m86072) HM
Near Columbus Street east of North Ripley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A During the War Between the States medical knowledge was primitive. As a result, twice as many men died of disease than in battle from wounds. Early in the War, childhood diseases such as measles, mumps and chicken pox decimated entire . . . — — Map (db m36495) HM
On Coosa Street at Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling north on Coosa Street.
Side 1
Confederate Military Prison
Near this site, from mid April to December 1862, a Confederate military prison held, under destitute conditions, 700 Union soldiers, most captured at Shiloh. They were imprisoned in a foul, . . . — — Map (db m71369) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling west.
Secession & Confederacy
For fifteen years before the Civil War, Alabamians took
prominent roles in a national debate over the expansion of
slavery into the western territories. A series of compromises
maintained peace until 1860, when the . . . — — Map (db m182601) HM
On Bank Street Northeast north of Church Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
Decatur had close to 800 residents in 1860, not many more than the 606 persons counted in the 1850 census. Included in the 1860 census were 267 white males, 206 white females, three free blacks including two males and one female, and 130 slaves of . . . — — Map (db m28209) HM
As the border states began to fall, Alabama iron became critical to the survival of the Confederacy. During the last two years of the war, Alabama’s furnaces were producing 70% of the entire southern iron supply.
That output invited federal . . . — — Map (db m36672) HM
This tablet dedicated to the men of Companies D and I which, along with other detachments, attacked the Tannehill Ironworks March 31, 1865 under the command of Capt. William A. Sutherland, First Brigade, First Division (McCook’s), United States . . . — — Map (db m36925) HM
Near 6th Street at 21st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Because of its location, Tuscaloosa was spared from conflict and destruction for most of the war. Many served in the Confederate military, while on the home front local industry produced clothing, munitions, and other war material. The city also . . . — — Map (db m217182) HM
The University of Alabama gave to the Confederacy - 7 General Officers, 25 Colonels, 14 Lieutenant - Colonels, 21 Majors, 125 Captains, 273 Staff and other commissioned officers, 66 Non-Commissioned Officers and 294 Private Soldiers. Recognizing . . . — — Map (db m33654) HM
This cemetery
holds the remains of
18 California Volunteers who died
at Fort Lowell during the Civil War and a
Civil War Veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Their graves are marked with a GAR star.
Sgt. John C. McQuade - Co.B, 2 Calif. . . . — — Map (db m33745) HM
On Belnap Avenue at NCC Camp Road, on the right when traveling east on Belnap Avenue.
Here on June 17, 1862 a Federal fleet of eight vessels attempted to force its way upstream past Confederate shore defenses commanded by Captain Joseph Fry. The Confederates disabled the Union gunboat Mound City with heavy casualties before . . . — — Map (db m107918) HM
On East Jefferson Street east of North Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.
Ashley County in the Civil War
Thirteen companies were raised and organized in Ashley County for Confederate service during the Civil War: Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry; Cos. A, B, K and L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry; Co. F, 8th Arkansas Infantry . . . — — Map (db m107691) HM
On Jackson Place north of McClure Avenue (County Road 923), on the left when traveling north.
The Old Wire Road at Mudtown was used by the
Butterfield Overland Mail Co. and both Union and
Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. In
February 1862, Union troops ate food left behind
at a Confederate camp and were sickened. Some
died, . . . — — Map (db m224817) HM
On Arkansas Route 72 at Busse Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 72.
This camp was established in June, 1861, by Brig. Gen. Nicholas Bart Pierce, a Benton County man, to train recruits from Western Arkansas and the Indian Nation. He was a West Point graduate.
Many Arkansas units, Greer's Texas regiment, . . . — — Map (db m77950) HM
On State Highway 43 near State Highway 72, on the right when traveling south.
Occurred on Oct. 22, 1862. While Gen. James G. Blunt was encamped on the old Pea Ridge battlefield, word came that Gen. Douglas H. Cooper and Col. Stand Watie's Indian regiment were at old Fort Wayne across the line from Maysville. On Oct. 20 he . . . — — Map (db m52281) HM
On Arkansas Route 72 at North Curtis Avenue, on the right when traveling west on State Route 72.
To honor those who served
[Slab #1] SCPO Robert W. Mix Sr. - U.S. Navy - Korea/Vietnam • MSgt. Kently H. Easley - U.S. Army -Korea/Vietnam • AirLO A. “Gus” Flory - U.S. Army - WWII • Tech 4 Reginald C. Tyndall - U.S. Army - World War II . . . — — Map (db m225103) WM
On North Main Street south of West Rush Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Boone County Men Served Both Armies
During the Civil War (1861-1865), most of Boone Co. was part of Carroll with a small part in Marion Co. Local men served in both armies. There was a lot of military activity. The "Joe Wright Guards", CSA, . . . — — Map (db m141558) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 278) at Hunt Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m200670) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 62) south of West Church Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Both U.S. and C.S. troops rendezvoused in Berryville during the Civil War. By 1865, most of the town was in ruins. U.S. units were stationed here in 1863-64, including the 1st and 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, 6th and 8th Missouri State Militia, and Gaddy's . . . — — Map (db m168287) HM
On U.S. 412 at County Road 917, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 412.
Settled 1833, was on the much-traveled Carrollton-Forsyth-Springfield road during the Civil War. A training center for Southern troops, it was important in movement of troops and supplies. Guerrilla warfare ravaged the area.
Skirmishes occurred . . . — — Map (db m141597) HM
On State Highway 187 at Mockingbird Lane, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 187. Reported missing.
The 1st Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.), comprised mainly of Unionist refugees, mustered into service in July 1862. The regiment fought at Prairie Grove in 1862 and Fayetteville in 1863, but its main duty was fighting the bushwhackers and irregular . . . — — Map (db m225158) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 23) south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Eureka Springs area's reputation as a health resort has its origins in the Civil War. Late 19th-century accounts claim Dr. Alvah Jackson treated sick and wounded soldiers during the war. In early 1865, Maj. J. W. Cooper, who led Confederate . . . — — Map (db m59967) HM
Near State Highway 142, 0.9 miles east of Robert Mazzanti Road (Parish Road 505).
When Arkansas went to war in 1861, Lycurgus and Lydia Johnson and their family stayed with their home at Lakeport. By 1862, U.S. gunboats were common on the Mississippi River, and on Sept. 6, 1862, Confederate troops burned 158 bales of cotton at . . . — — Map (db m89797) HM
On Valley Street (U.S. 67) 0.1 miles south of Malvern Road, on the left when traveling south.
Confederate Manufacturing
Arkadelphia was a manufacturing center for Confederate Arkansas early in the Civil War. Gen. Thomas Hindman established a powder works and an arsenal in 1862, producing guns, cannon, bullets, shells, wagons and . . . — — Map (db m96557) HM
On South Main Street (Arkansas Route 51) south of East 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Skirmishes at Okolona
Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army left Little Rock on March 23, 1864, for a planned invasion of Texas, but it was April 2 before they faced organized Confederate attacks. Gen. Joseph Shelby attacked the Union wagon train . . . — — Map (db m200735) HM
Chalk Bluff occupied a strategic position during the Civil War. Its cliffs commanded a vital river crossing on the only major road from Missouri into the Crowley's Ridge country. Provisions were collected here and shipped downstream to Confederate . . . — — Map (db m18186) HM
In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed . . . — — Map (db m4911) HM
On March 10, 1863 Union cavalry captured the ferry after a three-hour fight. They burned buildings and stores of corn in Chalk Bluff and destroyed a large uncompleted ferry boat. Two weeks later on March 24 Union cavalry returned to Chalk Bluff and . . . — — Map (db m4906) HM
On West Main Street at South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Civil War in Cleburne County
Cleburne County was infested with bands of bushwhackers who would prey on both military and civilian targets. Union troops operating in the area also seized food from civilians. Guerrillas ambushed 35 men . . . — — Map (db m141586) HM
On Old Camden Road, 0.8 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the left.
Battle of Marks' Mills
On April 23, 1864, a Union force with 240 wagons left Camden to get supplies from Pine Bluff for Gen. Frederick Steele's army. Gen. James Fagan's Confederate cavalrymen ambushed them at Marks' Mills on April 25. . . . — — Map (db m121150) HM
On East Railroad Avenue at South Moose Street, on the right when traveling west on East Railroad Avenue.
During the Civil War, first Confederate units and later Union units occupied and fought at and near Lewisburg. Confederate units included the Co. A of the 17th Arkansas Infantry, which was enlisted at Lewisburg in Oct. 1861, and the 18th Arkansas . . . — — Map (db m237032) HM
On East Burrow Road west of South Bridge Street (State Route 9), on the left when traveling west.
While a Confederate unit, the Conway Mounted Rifles, formed at Lewisburg in May 1861, the town was a Union base for much of the war. A garrison was established Sept. 28, 1863, and Col. Abraham H. Ryan recruited the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.) there. . . . — — Map (db m170456) HM
On Sardis Road (County Road 61) at Puddin Drive, on the right when traveling west on Sardis Road.
Side 1
Conway County in the Civil War
Conway County men served in both the Union and Confederate armies in the Civil War. Co. I, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Co. B, Carroll’s Cavalry, Co. I, 36th Arkansas Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m96451) HM
On East Kings Highway (Arkansas Route 18/91) at Jacksonport Road (County Road 118), on the left when traveling east on East Kings Highway.
On June 17th 1862, the First Wisconsin Cavalry, US saw action against 30th Ark Inf. and 6th MO Militia CSA. The overall commanders were Confederate General M. Jeff Thompson and US Colonel Edward Daniels. Federal forces bivouacked at Jonesboro . . . — — Map (db m221048) HM
On Fayetteville Road (Arkansas Route 59) south of McKinney Street, on the left when traveling south.
Brig. General Francis J. Herron
Herron was Blunt's aggressive and bold subordinate, "they
cooperate well, and handle the rebels without gloves," declared
a Union officer. He led the Second and Third (Missouri) Divisions,
and was ready . . . — — Map (db m243979) HM
On Fayetteville Road (Arkansas Route 59) south of McKinney Street, on the left when traveling south.
Sunday, December 28, 1862
The day started like any other cold December Sunday, by nightfall, Van Buren's citizens would know everything had changed. The Civil War had come home.
As they came out of church and made their way toward home . . . — — Map (db m243975) HM
Near Arkansas Route 77 north of East Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River. She was heading north, dangerously overloaded with some 2,200 passengers, most of them freed Union prisoners of war from the Andersonville and Cahaba camps. A . . . — — Map (db m116352) HM
On State Highway 163, 2.2 miles south of Highway 64, on the left when traveling south.
After Arkansas seceded from the Union in May 1861, Confederate officers began to recruit in the Wittsburg area. Companies B, D, F and K of the 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment were organized at Wittsburg June 12-14, 1861. David Cross, for whom Cross . . . — — Map (db m116179) HM
On North Main Street north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Road to Marks' Mills
Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army set out from Little Rock on March 23, 1864, to join a second army in Louisiana and invade Texas. He made it as far as modern-day Prescott before turning toward Camden in hopes of . . . — — Map (db m121222) HM
On Arkansas Route 9, 0.2 miles north of County Road 409.
Arkansas Military Institute
The state legislature chartered the Arkansas Military Institute in 1850, and the school was built on Chapel Ridge in Tulip. Cadets had to be over 14 and at least 4 feet 9 inches tall. Classes included Latin, . . . — — Map (db m121218) HM
On Kelso Road, 0.3 miles east of State Route 1, on the right when traveling east.
In mid-February 1863, Confederate troops at Cypress Bend fired on Union transports on the Mississippi River. On Feb. 19, a force of Union cavalry and mule-mounted infantry set out in pursuit. The Union troops drove off enemy pickets before . . . — — Map (db m107693) HM
Near State Highway 319 at Cadron Settlement Lane, on the right.
Confederate forces used Cadron as a base in the war’s early years, and Union troops were here after taking Little Rock in September 1863. The site was valuable for the saw and grist mills nearby, the telegraph line that ran to Little Rock, and the . . . — — Map (db m96452) HM
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