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<i>Four guns...opened on us and a thousand rifles from the pits</i> Marker image, Touch for more information
By Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
Four guns...opened on us and a thousand rifles from the pits Marker
1 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Four guns...opened on us and a thousand rifles from the pits — Dyer Hitchcock, private, 23rd Wisconsin Infantry — Arkansas Post National Memorial —
Near Old Post Road, 0.4 miles south of State Route 169.
2 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — On they come like an irresistible thunder bolt — William Heartsill, sergeant, 2nd Texas Cavalry — Arkansas Post National Memorial —
Near Old Post Road, 0.5 miles south of State Route 169.
3 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Our ironclads and gunboats knocked the fort to pieces — David D. Porter, rear admiral
On Old Post Road, 0.5 miles south of State Route 169, on the left when traveling south.
4 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — 38,000 Reasons to Fight — Arkansas Post National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Old Post Road, 0.4 miles south of State Route 169.
5 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — American Townsite — 1805 — 1840 — Frontier Settlement and Territorial Capitol
Near Old Post Road, 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
6 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — The Arkansas Posts — 1686 — 1863 — Two Centuries of Settlement on the Arkansas River
Near Old Post Road, 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
7 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Where is Fort Hindman?
Near Old Post Road, 0.5 miles south of State Route 169.
8 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Crocketts Bluff — Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company
On Arkansas Route 153, 1 mile north of Arkansas Route 1, on the left when traveling north.
9 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Crocketts Bluff — Crocketts Bluff
On Arkansas Route 153 north of Starks Lane, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
10 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Gillett — 10 — Battle of Arkansas Post
On U.S. 165 at State Route 169, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 165.
11 Arkansas, Arkansas County, St. Charles — Engagement at St. Charles
On Belnap Avenue at NCC Camp Road, on the right when traveling east on Belnap Avenue.
12 Arkansas, Arkansas County, St. Charles — St. Charles Battle Monument
On West Broadway Avenue at Arkansas Street, in the median on West Broadway Avenue.
13 Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Camp Mitchell
On North Buerkle Street (U.S. 63/165) just north of Madison Street, on the left when traveling north.
14 Arkansas, Ashley County, Hamburg — 98 — Ashley County in the Civil War / 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment
On East Jefferson Street east of North Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.
15 Arkansas, Baxter County, Mountain Home — 68 — Skirmishes Near Mountain Home
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 62) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
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16 Arkansas, Benton County, Avoca — Dunagin's Farm
On N. Old Wire Road (County Road 1703) 0.4 miles north of Smith Ridge Turnoff, on the left when traveling north.
17 Arkansas, Benton County, Avoca — Sesquicentennial Trail of the Centuries — Benton County Arkansas Sesquicentennial Monument 1836 - 1986 — Arkansas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 —
On Hudson Road (U.S. 62) south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north.
18 Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Medal of Honor
19 Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — The War Between the States
20 Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief
21 Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief
22 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Camp Stephens
On Arkansas Route 72 at Sugar Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 72.
23 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Col. Samuel W. Peel House
Near South Walton Boulevard (Business U.S. 71) 0.1 miles north of Southwest I Street, on the left when traveling north.
24 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Confederate Memorial
On West Central Avenue at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Central Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
25 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Eagle Hotel
On SW A Street at West Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on SW A Street.
26 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Terry Block
On Central Avenue (State Highway 72) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue.
27 Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville, Downtown Bentonville — The Henry House
On Southeast 2nd Street at Southeast B Street, on the right when traveling east on Southeast 2nd Street.
28 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — "Dat De Shpot, Sergent!" — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
29 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Crisis in Command — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling north.
30 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Fierce Tangle in Morgan's Woods — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling north.
31 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Long, Cold Hungry March — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling east.
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32 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Perfect Storm of Shot and Shell — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
33 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Reunited Soldiery Monument
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
34 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — A Village Full of Wounded Men — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling west.
35 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — City of Soldiers — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling west.
36 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Confederate Sunset — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
37 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Disastrous Retreat — March 8, 1862 - Afternoon — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
38 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Elkhorn Tavern Taken — March 7, 1862 - Early Afternoon — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
39 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Fiery Finale on Ruddick's Field — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
40 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Getting Ready To Fight — March 6, 1862 - Late Afternoon — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling west.
41 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Hard Fighting Near Leetown — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
42 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — It was the Grandest Thing I Ever Saw... — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
43 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Leetown
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling west.
44 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Lifeline for Two Armies — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
45 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Night Moves — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
46 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Pea Ridge Confederate Monument
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
47 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Potts' Hill
On N. Old Wire Road (County Road 67) 1.5 miles north of Gann Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
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48 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Remembrance and Reunion — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
49 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Save the Cannon! — March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling north.
50 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Slaughter in the Rocks — March 8, 1862 - Morning — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
51 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Stand to Your Posts! — March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling north.
52 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — That Beautiful Charge — March 8, 1862 - Mid-Morning — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling south.
53 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — The Enemy Is Behind Us! — March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning — Pea Ridge National Military Park —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the right when traveling west.
54 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Two Armies Collide — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling north.
55 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — U.S. Army Headquarters 1862
On U.S. 62, on the right when traveling east.
56 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Vulnerable in Victory — March 7, 1862 - Mid-Night — Pea Ridge National Military Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
57 Arkansas, Benton County, Garfield — Where I Knew I Might Make the Best Fight — Pea Ridge National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Sugar Creek Road (County Road 44), on the right when traveling east.
58 Arkansas, Benton County, Gentry — Gentry Grand Army of the Republic Monument
On Pioneer Lane, 0.2 miles south of Mockingbird Lane, on the left when traveling south.
59 Arkansas, Benton County, Gravette — 144 — Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead
On Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) at Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling west on Georgia Flat Road.
60 Arkansas, Benton County, Gravette — Georgia Cemetery — 4th Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. — “Camp Jackson” Benton County, Arkansas —
Near Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) south of Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling south.
61 Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — 107 — Mudtown
On Jackson Place north of McClure Avenue (County Road 923), on the left when traveling north.
62 Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — Original Site of Bloomington (Mudtown) Arkansas
On Jackson Place at McClure Avenue (Route 923), on the left when traveling north on Jackson Place.
63 Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — Rev. James M. Ingram — (abt. 1826 - Sept. 4, 1870)
On Primrose Road at Phillips Road, on the left when traveling south on Primrose Road.
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64 Arkansas, Benton County, Maysville — Camp Walker
On Arkansas Route 72 at Busse Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 72.
65 Arkansas, Benton County, Maysville — The Battle of Maysville
On State Highway 43 near State Highway 72, on the right when traveling south.
66 Arkansas, Benton County, Pea Ridge — Texas Memorial
On N. Curtis Avenue at E. Pickens Road, on the right when traveling north on N. Curtis Avenue.
67 Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — 59 — Camp Halleck at Osage Springs
On West New Hope Road at South Osage Springs Drive, on the right when traveling west on West New Hope Road.
68 Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — Cross Hollows
On South Old Wire Road (County Road 83) 0.2 miles north of Dogwood Drive/Cross Hollow Road (County Road 1189), on the left when traveling north.
69 Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — Cross Hollows
On South Old Wire Road (County Road 83) 0.2 miles north of Dogwood Drive/Cross Hollows Road (County Road 1189), on the left when traveling north.
70 Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — 83 — Van Winkle's Mill
On State Highway 12, 0.1 miles west of Van Winkle Place Road, on the left when traveling west.
71 Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — War Eagle Mill — 1832 ~ 1838 ~ 1873 ~ 1973
On War Eagle Road (County Route 98) at Bettis Hill Road (County Route 1059), on the left when traveling west on War Eagle Road.
72 Arkansas, Benton County, Siloam Springs — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
On South Maxwell Street near E Twin Springs Street, on the right when traveling south.
73 Arkansas, Benton County, War Eagle — War Eagle Mills
On High Sky Inn Road (State Highway 303) 0.2 miles west of Bettis Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
74 Arkansas, Boone County, Everton — 31 — Skirmish at Rolling Prairie
On Rally Hill Road, 0.1 miles east of Meeks Creek Road South, on the right when traveling east.
75 Arkansas, Boone County, Harrison — Boone County Confederate Memorial
On North Main Street north of West Stephenson Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
76 Arkansas, Boone County, Harrison — 26 — Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County
On North Main Street south of West Rush Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
77 Arkansas, Calhoun County, Hampton — 123 — Calhoun County in the Civil War
On West Main Street (U.S. 278) at Hunt Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.
78 Arkansas, Carroll County, Berryville — 17 — Berryville In The Civil War
On South Main Street (U.S. 62) south of West Church Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
79 Arkansas, Carroll County, Carrollton — "Old" Carrollton
On U.S. 412 at County Road 917, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 412.
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80 Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — 94 — 1st Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.)
On State Highway 187 at Mockingbird Lane, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 187. Reported missing.
81 Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — 18 — Civil War Healing
On Main Street (State Highway 23) south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
82 Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — Clayton-Becker House
On Spring Street north of Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
83 Arkansas, Carroll County, Green Forest — 22 — Skirmish At Yocum Creek
On Tommy Ratzlaff Avenue south of East Main Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
84 Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Chicot County Confederate Monument — CSA — 1861 - 1865 —
On North Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 144) at Main Street, in the median on North Lakeshore Drive.
85 Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — 79 — Lakeport in the Civil War
Near State Highway 142, 0.9 miles east of Robert Mazzanti Road (Parish Road 505).
86 Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Saunders-Pettit-Chapman-Cook Plantation Home
On U.S. 278, 0.4 miles east of U.S. 65, on the right when traveling east.
87 Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — The Battle at Ditch Bayou
On U.S. 82 at Pugh Circle, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82.
88 Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — The Casualties at Ditch Bayou June 6, 1864
On U.S. 82, 0.1 miles west of Pugh Circle, on the right when traveling west.
89 Arkansas, Clark County, Arkadelphia — Arkadelphia Courthouses
On Main Street at South 6th Street (U.S. 67), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
90 Arkansas, Clark County, Arkadelphia — Clark County Confederate Memorial — C. S. A. — 1861 — 1865 —
On Clay Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Clay Street.
91 Arkansas, Clark County, Arkadelphia — Skirmish at Bozeman's House
On Arkansas Route 26 west of Armstrong Lane, on the right when traveling west.
92 Arkansas, Clark County, Caddo Valley — 65 — Confederate Manufacturing / The Military Road
On Valley Street (U.S. 67) 0.1 miles south of Malvern Road, on the left when traveling south.
93 Arkansas, Clark County, Okolona — 124 — Skirmishes at Okolona / Fighting at Elkins' Ferry
On South Main Street (Arkansas Route 51) south of East 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
94 Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Raids of March-April 1863
On County Road 347.
95 Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Battle of May 1-2, 1863
On County Route 347.
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96 Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Skirmish of May 15, 1862
Near County Road 347.
97 Arkansas, Cleburne County, Heber Springs — 49 — The Civil War in Cleburne County / Troops Raised in Cleburne County
On West Main Street at South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
98 Arkansas, Cleveland County, New Edinburg — 76 — Battle of Marks' Mills / Marks Family Experience
On Old Camden Road, 0.8 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the left.
99 Arkansas, Cleveland County, New Edinburg — E-27 — Cleveland County Battle of Mark's Mill
On Old Camden Road, 0.4 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
100 Arkansas, Cleveland County, New Edinburg — 12 — New Edinburg Commercial Historic District
On Arkansas Route 8 north of Banks Road, on the left when traveling north.

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