Civil War Markers and Memorials

Across the state of Arkansas, many markers and memorials commemorate the events of the Civil War. Some are located at or near the locations of significant events of the war, while others are located near county courthouses or in cemeteries. Some markers and monuments remain well-maintained, while others have disintegrated due to neglect and vandalism. In some cases, damaged markers and memorials have been replaced, and some monuments have been removed or relocated.

Most of the earliest memorials were established in cemeteries where Civil War soldiers are buried. These cemetery markers can be found in Fayetteville (Washington County), Little Rock (Pulaski County), and Camden (Ouachita County), as well as other places. Other early markers of Civil War events were placed in Helena (Phillips County) and Pea Ridge (Benton County) because of the major battles fought in those places. Many of the state’s Civil War markers and memorials were placed on anniversaries of important events, including the fiftieth and 100^th anniversaries of the Civil War and its military engagements, the centennial celebration of the state of Arkansas in 1936, and the bicentennial celebration of the United States in 1976. Even in the twenty-first century, further markers and memorials continue to be established and dedicated. In 2010, the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission began placing specially designated markers throughout the state.

The following chart includes battlefield markers, memorials, monuments, cemeteries containing significant Civil War burials, and museums possessing Civil War artifacts and information. Every attempt has been made to be complete while avoiding duplication of entries. Locations or events listed more than once on this chart are the result of multiple markers placed at different times to commemorate the events of the Civil War. Vandalism and natural events sometimes damage or destroy markers and memorials, and new markers and memorials are still being created every year. Alternate spellings of place names and non-standard identification of events (such as calling engagements or skirmishes “battles”) reflect the words inscribed on the monuments or markers.

A large number of groups participate in the commemoration of Civil War events and in dedicating and maintaining markers and memorials of the war. National and state groups, such as branches of the National Park Service and of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, are examples of such organizations. County and city historical societies also provide such services, as do veterans’ organizations and societies consisting of the descendants of soldiers, including the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Sons of Union Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Often, dedications of markers consist of brief ceremonies, but they sometimes include picnics, celebrations, and even historic reenactments. Some locations also feature similar events annually, either on the anniversary of the events commemorated or on holidays such as Memorial Day.

In the early twenty-first century, Confederate monuments became a flashpoint of cultural contention, especially in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Those supporting the removal of Confederate monuments from the public square noted that many such monuments were installed as part of a backlash against the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. In Arkansas, the charge that such monuments distorted local history frequently referenced the Bentonville Confederate Monument, located in a part of the state known for its Unionist leanings during the Civil War, and the Hot Springs Confederate Monument, located at the exact site of two public lynchings in the city. However, heritage groups such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans regularly spoke up in defense of the monuments, and Republican Party leaders in Arkansas and across the South worked to pass laws that would hinder any locality from removing such monuments. For example, in 2019, state Senator Mark Johnson produced SB 515, the “Arkansas Heritage Protection Act,” which would have mandated the preservation of monuments, located on public property, that commemorate several military conflicts, including the Civil War. The bill failed to pass, but in 2021 Sen. Johnson put forward the similar SB 553, which passed the Senate on April 6, 2021, and the House on April 20, 2021.

Memorial Name	Date of Event	When Placed / Removed	County	City or Nearest City
Crockett’s Bluff Marker	–	–	Arkansas	Crockett’s Bluff
Fort Hindman / Arkansas Post	January 10 & 11, 1863	May 3, 1963	Arkansas	DeWitt
Arkansas Post National Memorial	January 11, 1863	–	Arkansas	Gillett
Battle of Arkansas Post	January 11, 1863	2010	Arkansas	Gillett
The Story and Battle of Arkansas Post	January 11, 1863	–	Arkansas	Gillett
St. Charles Battle Monument	June 17, 1862	December 2, 1974	Arkansas	St. Charles
Camp Mitchell	August–September 1862	2007	Arkansas	Stuttgart
Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment / Ashley County in the Civil War	–	2015	Ashley	Hamburg
Skirmish at Longview	March 29, 1864	2003	Ashley	Longview
Skirmish near Mountain Home	October 17, 1862	2013	Baxter	Mountain Home
Dunagin’s Farm	–	1962	Benton	Avoca
Bentonville Confederate Monument	–	August 8, 1908; removed September 2, 2020	Benton	Bentonville
Camp Stephens	July 1861	1962	Benton	Bentonville
Eagle Hotel	March 6, 1862	1962	Benton	Bentonville
Potts Hill	February 17, 1862	1962	Benton	Bentonville
Siegel’s troops’ route to Pea Ridge	March 1862	February 26, 2007	Benton	Bentonville
McKissick Springs	March 5, 1962	–	Benton	Centerton
Elm Springs	March 5, 1862	1962	Benton	Elm Springs
United States Army Headquarters	1862	1935	Benton	Garfield
Grand Army of the Republic Monument	–	1918	Benton	Gentry
Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church	July 1861	–	Benton	Little Flock
Cross Hollow	July 1863	May 18, 2006	Benton	Lowell
Mudtown	December 9, 1862; August 24, 1864	2015	Benton	Lowell
Battle of Maysville	October 22, 1862	1962	Benton	Maysville
Camp Jackson	1861	2015	Benton	Maysville
Camp Walker	June 1861	–	Benton	Maysville
Elkhorn Tavern	March 7–8, 1862	1887 & 1889	Benton	Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge National Military Park	March 7–8, 1862	–	Benton	Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge: The Story and Battle of Pea Ridge	March 7–8, 1862	–	Benton	Pea Ridge
Sons of Texas who Served at Elkhorn Tavern	March 7–8, 1862	1964	Benton	Pea Ridge
Camp Halleck at Osage Springs	–	2013	Benton	Rogers
Van Winkle’s Mill	–	–	Benton	Rogers
Civil War Veterans Memorial	–	–	Benton	Siloam Springs
Grand Army of the Republic Monument	–	1928	Benton	Siloam Springs
Elm Springs	March 5, 1862	–	Benton	Tontitown
War Eagle Mills	March 8, 1862	–	Benton	War Eagle Mills
Boone County Heritage Museum	–	–	Boone	Harrison
Boone County in the Civil War	–	2011	Boone	Harrison
Confederate Veterans Memorial	–	April 6, 1986	Boone	Harrison
Skirmish at Rolling Prairie	January 23, 1864	2012	Boone	Harrison
14th Arkansas Infantry Regiment	–	2012	Boone	Lead Hill
Bradley County Troops	–	2015	Bradley	Warren
Calhoun County in the Civil War	–	2015	Calhoun	Hampton
Berryville in the Civil War	–	2011	Carroll	Berryville
Civil War Healing	–	2011	Carroll	Eureka Springs
First Arkansas Cavalry	–	–	Carroll	Eureka Springs
Skirmish at Yocum Creek	November 15, 1862	2011	Carroll	Green Forest
Engagement at Ditch Bayou	June 6, 1864	–	Chicot	Lake Village
John Sanders House Marker	–	–	Chicot	Lake Village
Lake Chicot State Park	–	–	Chicot	Lake Village
Lake Village Confederate Monument	–	1910	Chicot	Lake Village
Lakeport Plantation in the Civil War	–	–	Chicot	Shives
Arkadelphia Confederate Monument	–	May 11, 1911	Clark	Arkadelphia
Clark County in the Civil War	–	2013	Clark	Arkadelphia
Skirmish near Okolona / Skirmish near Elkins’ Ferry	April 2-4, 1864	2015	Clark	Okolona
Chalk Bluff Battlefield	May 1-2, 1863	–	Clay	St. Francis
Chalk Bluff in the Civil War	–	2010	Clay	St. Francis
Cleburne County in the Civil War	–	2012	Cleburne	–
Battle at Marks’ Mill	April 25, 1864	1936	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Confederate Captain Richard Tunball Banks Monument	April 25, 1864	–	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Honor Roll, Battle at Mark’s Mill	April 25, 1864	2003	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Marks’ Mill Battlefield Park	April 25, 1864	–	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Marks’ Mill Cemetery Park	–	–	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Marks’ Mills	–	–	Cleveland	New Edinburg
Mount Elba battlefield	November 13, 1863	–	Cleveland	Rison
Gen. John Porter McCown	–	2011	Columbia	Magnolia
Magnolia Cemetery	–	–	Columbia	Magnolia
Lewisburg in the Civil War	–	2015	Conway	Morrilton
Conway County in the Civil War / Murder of John Clayton	–	2015	Conway	Plumerville
Arkansas State University Museum	–	–	Craighead	Jonesboro
Last Confederate Veteran	September 18, 1952	2015	Craighead	Jonesboro
The Battle of Jonesboro	August 2, 1862	August 2, 1997	Craighead	Jonesboro
Troops Raised in Craighead County	–	2015	Craighead	Jonesboro
Dripping Springs	December 28, 1862	–	Crawford	Cedarville
Battle of Van Buren	December 28, 1862	–	Crawford	Van Buren
Fairview Cemetery, Confederate Section	–	–	Crawford	Van Buren
Van Buren Confederate Monument	–	–	Crawford	Van Buren
Van Buren Raid	December 28, 1864	2015	Crawford	Van Buren
Loss of the Sultana	April 27, 1865	April 1, 2000	Crittenden	Marion
Sinking of the Sultana	April 27, 1865	2013	Crittenden	Marion
Wittsburg in the Civil War	–	2012	Cross	Wittsburg
Road to Marks’ Mills / Battle of Marks’ Mills	April 25, 1864	2015	Dallas	Fordyce
Skirmish at Guesses Creek	April 29, 1864	2015	Dallas	Leola
Tulip Military Academy	–	2012	Dallas	Tulip
Skirmish at Ames Bayou	–	2013	Desha	Kelso
Drew County Troops	–	–	Drew	Monticello
Monticello Confederate Monument	–	1914	Drew	Monticello
Cadron in the Civil War	–	–	Faulkner	Conway
Conway Confederate Monument	–	1925	Faulkner	Conway
Faulkner County in the Civil War	–	–	Faulkner	Conway
Camp Bragg	–	–	Franklin	Ozark
Camp McIntosh	–	–	Franklin	Ozark
Civil War Memorial	–	–	Franklin	Ozark
Skirmishes at Roseville	March 29 & April 4, 1864	2015	Franklin	Ozark
Battle of Salem / Fulton County in the Civil War	–	–	Fulton	Mammoth Spring
Battle of Salem	March 11, 1862	–	Fulton	Salem
Confederate Monument	–	–	Fulton	Salem
Confederate State Capital	July 2–14, 1862	–	Garland	Hot Springs
Hollywood Cemetery Confederate Section	–	–	Garland	Hot Springs
Hot Springs Confederate Monument	–	1934	Garland	Hot Springs
Skirmish at Farr’s Mill	July 5, 1864	2015	Garland	Hot Springs
Confederate Headquarters / Confederate Flank Attack	April 29, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
Fields of Battle / Price of War	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
General Samuel Rice / Confederate Cannons Captured	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
Jenkins’ Ferry / Pontoon Bridge	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
Officers Killed / Union Wounded	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
Supplies Destroyed / Refugee Children	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Leola
Battle at Jenkins’ Ferry	April 30, 1864	September 19, 1928	Grant	Leola/Prattsville
Jenkins’ Ferry State Park	April 30, 1864	–	Grant	Leola/Prattsville
Clash at Whitten’s Mill	April 30, 1864	2015	Grant	Prattsville
Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry	April 29–30, 1864	2013	Grant	Sheridan
Grant County Museum	–	–	Grant	Sheridan
John Sappington Marmaduke	–	2005	Greene	Marmaduke
Fifth Arkansas Infantry Regiment	–	2013	Greene	Paragould
Dooley’s Ferry / Dooley’s Hill Cemetery	–	2015	Hempstead	Spring Hill
Confederate Masonic Memorial	–	1963	Hempstead	Washington
Confederate State Capital	1863–1865	2015	Hempstead	Washington
Confederate State Capitol	–	–	Hempstead	Washington
Grandison D. Royston House	–	–	Hempstead	Washington
Hempstead County in the Civil War	–	2015	Hempstead	Washington
Washington Confederate Monument	–	1888	Hempstead	Washington
Bridging the Ouachita River	March 27, 1864	2015	Hot Spring	Malvern
Center Point	–	1963	Howard	Center Point
Howard County in the Civil War	–	2015	Howard	Center Point
Batesville Confederate Monument	–	1907	Independence	Batesville
Batesville in the Civil War	–	2011	Independence	Batesville
Camp Shelby	–	–	Independence	Batesville
Old Independence Regional Museum	–	–	Independence	Batesville
Confederate Saltpeter Mine	–	–	Independence	Cushman
Calico Rock in the Civil War	1862-1864	2015	Izard	Calico Rock
Wild Haws in the Civil War	–	–	Izard	LaCrosse
Skirmish at Lunenburg	January 20, 1864	May 16, 2010	Izard	Lunenburg
Mount Olive in the Civil War	–	–	Izard	Mount Olive
Jackson County Confederate Memorial	–	–	Jackson	Jacksonport
Jackson Guards	May 5, 1861	–	Jackson	Jacksonport
Jacksonport Court House	1863	–	Jackson	Jacksonport
Jacksonport State Park	–	–	Jackson	Jacksonport
Shelling of Jacksonport	–	2013	Jackson	Jacksonport
Surrender at Jacksonport	June 9, 1865	1965	Jackson	Jacksonport
Battle of Pine Bluff	October 25, 1863	1976	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Battle of Pine Bluff	October 25, 1863	1978	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Boone-Murphy House	–	2012	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery	–	–	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Confederate Memorial at Bellwood Cemetery	–	1917	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
David O. Dodd Memorial	–	–	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
First Indiana Cavalry and Fifth Kansas Cavalry Monuments	–	–	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Confederate Monument	–	1910	Jefferson	Pine Bluff
Clarksville Confederate Monument	–	–	Johnson	Clarksville
Clarksville in the Civil War / Depredations	–	2015	Johnson	Clarksville
Pioneering Legislators	–	2015	Lafayette	Stamps
Confederate War Memorial	–	–	Lawrence	Smithville
Seventh Arkansas Infantry Muster Site	–	1996	Lawrence	Smithville
Skirmish near Smithville	June 17, 1862	2015	Lawrence	Smithville
The Civil War in Lawrence County / Skirmishes in Lawrence County	–	2015	Lawrence	Smithville
Robert E. Lee Monument	–	–	Lee	Marianna
Moro in the Civil War	–	2012	Lee	Moro
Skirmish at Branchville	January 19, 1864	2013	Lincoln	Star City
Star City Confederate Monument	–	1926	Lincoln	Star City
The Orphan Company	–	–	Lincoln	Tyro
Richmond in the Civil War	–	2012	Little River	Richmond
Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie	September 27, 1863	2012	Logan	Paris
Austin in the Civil War	June 29, 1861; August 24, 1864; August 1, 1868	2015	Lonoke	Austin
Battle of Brownsville	September 16, 1863	1986	Lonoke	Brownsville
Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery	–	1905	Lonoke	Cabot
Battle of Ashley’s Station	–	–	Lonoke	Carlisle
Hicks’ Station	April 30, 1861	2011	Lonoke	Lonoke
Hindman Memorial	–	–	Lonoke	Lonoke
Lonoke Confederate Monument	–	1910	Lonoke	Lonoke
Ashley Mills interpretive panel	September 7, 1863	–	Lonoke	Scott
River Crossing interpretive panel	–	–	Lonoke	Scott
Huntsville Massacre	January 10, 1863	2013	Madison	Huntsville
Isaac Murphy	–	2013	Madison	Huntsville
Yellville in the Civil War	–	2012	Marion	Yellville
Confederate Records Moved to Rondo	–	2010	Miller	Rondo
Confederate Memorial	–	–	Miller	Texarkana
Confederate War Memorial	–	1934	Mississippi	Blytheville
Fighting near Etowah	–	2010	Mississippi	Etowah
Skirmish at Osceola	August 2, 1864	2010	Mississippi	Osceola
Battle of Clarendon	June 24, 1864	June 24, 2000	Monroe	Clarendon
Clarendon in the Civil War	–	2013	Monroe	Clarendon
Sinking of the USS Queen City	June 24, 1864	–	Monroe	Clarendon
Civil War in Montgomery County	–	2015	Montgomery	Mount Ida
Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery	April 13, 1864	2015	Nevada	Prescott
Confederate War Memorial	–	November 11, 1969	Nevada	Prescott
Elkin’s Ferry Battlefield	April 3–4, 1864	–	Nevada	Prescott
Elkins’ Ferry / Cornelius Farm	–	2012	Nevada	Prescott
Prairie D’Ane	–	2012	Nevada	Prescott
Prairie De Ann Battlefield	April 9–12, 1864	–	Nevada	Prescott
Parker-Hickman Farm Historic District	–	–	Newton	Erelbe
Newton County in the Civil War / Newton County Civil War Troops	–	2015	Newton	Jasper
Buffalo National River Civil War Heritage Trail	–	–	Newton	Marshall
White Oak State Park	–	–	Ouachita	Bluff City
Camden Confederate Monument	–	1914	Ouachita	Camden
Camden Water Battery	–	2007	Ouachita	Camden
First Kansas Colored Infantry	–	2011	Ouachita	Camden
Fort Diamond	–	2005	Ouachita	Camden
Fort Lookout	–	2005	Ouachita	Camden
Fort Southerland Park	1861–1864	2006	Ouachita	Camden
McCollum-Chidester House Museum	–	–	Ouachita	Camden
Oakland Cemetery, Confederate Section	–	1886	Ouachita	Camden
Redoubt B	–	2005	Ouachita	Camden
Tate’s Bluff in the Civil War	–	2010	Ouachita	Camden
Engagement at Poison Spring	April 18, 1864	1944	Ouachita	Chidester
Poison Spring Battlefield	April 18, 1864	1936	Ouachita	Chidester
Poison Spring State Park	–	1969	Ouachita	Chidester
Perry County in the Civil War	–	2014	Perry	Perryville
Battery A	July 4, 1863	–	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Battery B	July 4, 1863	1936	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Battery C	July 4, 1863	–	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Battery D	July 4, 1863	1936	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Battle of Helena Battlefield	July 4, 1863	–	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Confederate Cemetery at Maple Hill	–	–	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Delta Cultural Center	–	1990	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Fort Curtis	July 4, 1863	1936	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Fort Curtis	July 4, 1863	1963	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
General Fagan’s Attack	–	1936	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Helena Confederate Monument	–	1869	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Lick Creek Skirmish	–	–	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Seven Confederate Generals	–	2013	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
U.S.C.T. in Helena	–	2013	Phillips	Helena-West Helena
Royston Factory Mill / Henry Merrell	–	2013	Pike	Murfreesboro
Poinsett County in the Civil War	–	2014	Poinsett	–
Lepanto USA Museum	–	–	Poinsett	Lepanto
Polk County in the Civil War	–	2015	Polk	Mena
Record Cave	–	–	Pope	Dover
Potts Family in the Civil War	–	2015	Pope	Pottsville
Confederate Mothers Memorial Park	–	–	Pope	Russellville
Pope County in the Civil War / Pope County Militia War	–	2015	Pope	Russellville
DeValls Bluff in the Civil War	–	2010	Prairie	DeValls Bluff
Memphis to Little Rock Railroad	–	2012	Prairie	DeValls Bluff
Battle of Reed’s Bridge	August 27, 1863	1976	Pulaski	Jacksonville
Battle of Reed’s Bridge	August 27, 1863	February 2, 2011	Pulaski	Jacksonville
Bayou Meto Hornets	–	–	Pulaski	Jacksonville
Confederates at Bayou Meto	1863	2015	Pulaski	Jacksonville
Jacksonville Museum of Military History	–	–	Pulaski	Jacksonville
Marmaduke-Walker Duel	September 6, 1863	2015	Pulaski	Jacksonville
640 Confederate Soldiers	–	1884	Pulaski	Little Rock
Arkansans at the Battle of New Market	May 15, 1864	2015	Pulaski	Little Rock
Arsenal Crisis	February 12, 1861	February 10, 2010	Pulaski	Little Rock
Ashley’s Mills	September 7, 1863	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Battle of Little Rock	September 10, 1863	1988	Pulaski	Little Rock
Battle of Little Rock interpretive panel	September 10, 1863	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Bayou Fourche Battle interpretive panel	September 10, 1863	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Bayou Fourche Engagement	September 10, 1863	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Camden Expedition	March 23 to May 3, 1864	2014	Pulaski	Little Rock
Capital Guards Memorial	–	May 17, 1911; removed June 18, 2020	Pulaski	Little Rock
Children of the Confederacy	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Bench	–	October 1, 1936	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Headquarters	1863	1935	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Last Stand	September 11, 1863	October 15, 1929	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Memorial—Little Rock National Cemetery	–	1913	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Memorials—Arkansas State Capitol	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Soldiers Monument	–	1905	Pulaski	Little Rock
Confederate Soldiers’ Home	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
David O. Dodd Execution Site	January 8, 1864	1926	Pulaski	Little Rock
David O. Dodd Memorial	January 8, 1864	1923	Pulaski	Little Rock
Engagement at Fourche Bayou	September 10, 1863	2004	Pulaski	Little Rock
Fort Steele	–	2013	Pulaski	Little Rock
General Sterling Price Headquarters	–	1935	Pulaski	Little Rock
General Thomas J. Churchill Memorial	–	1928	Pulaski	Little Rock
General William Read Scurry Memorial	–	1928	Pulaski	Little Rock
Last Stand in Little Rock Campaign	September 11, 1863	October 15, 1929	Pulaski	Little Rock
Little Rock Confederate Memorial	–	1914	Pulaski	Little Rock
Little Rock National Cemetery	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
MacArthur Museum of Military History / Little Rock Arsenal	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Monument to Confederate Women	–	1913	Pulaski	Little Rock
Minnesota Civil War Memorial	–	1916	Pulaski	Little Rock
Mount Holly Cemetery	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Old State House	1861–1865	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Old State House Confederate Memorial	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Pike-Fletcher-Terry House	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Southern Soldiers Memorial	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Ten Mile House	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
The Fall of Little Rock	September 10, 1863	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
The Little Rock Campaign Tour	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
U. S. General Hospital	–	–	Pulaski	Little Rock
Camp Crystal Hill	–	–	Pulaski	North Little Rock
Confederate Fortifications	1863	2012	Pulaski	North Little Rock
CSS Pontchartrain	–	2012	Pulaski	North Little Rock
Huntersville	–	2012	Pulaski	North Little Rock
Marmaduke-Walker Duel Site interpretive panel	September 6, 1863	–	Pulaski	North Little Rock
Little Rock Campaign Interpretive Panels	–	–	Pulaski, Lonoke	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Scott, Brownsville
Camp Shaver	1862-1864	2015	Randolph	Pocahontas
Capture of “Missouri Swamp Fox”	August 22, 1863	2015	Randolph	Pocahontas
Civil War Timeline 1861–1862	–	2006	Randolph	Pocahontas
Civil War Timeline 1863–1865	–	2006	Randolph	Pocahontas
General Sterling Price’s Invasion of Missouri	August 1864	2006	Randolph	Pocahontas
Pocahontas Civil War River Walk Memorial	–	2006	Randolph	Pocahontas
Randolph County in the War Between the States	–	September 23, 2006	Randolph	Pocahontas
Pitman’s Ferry	October 27, 1862	1963	Randolph	Supply
11th Arkansas Infantry Regiment	–	–	Saline	Benton
Battle of Hurricane Creek	October 23, 1864	1976	Saline	Benton
Confederate Veterans’ Memorial	–	–	Saline	Benton
John F. Shoppach House	1861–1863	–	Saline	Benton
Removal of County Records	–	–	Saline	Benton
Saline County in the Civil War	–	–	Saline	Benton
William Ayers Crawford / George M. Holt	–	2015	Saline	Benton
Scott County in the Civil War	–	2013	Scott	Waldron
Arkansas Peace Society / Raids on Burrowsville	1861	2010	Searcy	Marshall
Skirmish at Tomahawk	January 22, 1864	2010	Searcy	St. Joe
Marmaduke’s Missouri Raid / Skirmish at Witts Springs	January 2, 1863	2015	Searcy	Witts Springs
Confederate and Union Occupation of Forth Smith	–	2011	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Forest Park Confederate Memorial and Graves	–	1961	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Fort Smith Confederate Memorial	–	1903	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Fort Smith National Cemetery	–	–	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Fort Smith National Historic Site	–	–	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Jefferson Davis Memorial	–	1937	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Massard Prairie Battlefield	July 27, 1864	1976	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Oak Cemetery—Confederate Soldier Sculpture	–	–	Sebastian	Fort Smith
Action at Devil’s Backbone	September 1, 1863	1976	Sebastian	Greenwood
Action at Devil’s Backbone	September 1, 1863	–	Sebastian	Jenny Lind
Sevier County in the Civil War	–	2015	Sevier	Belleville
Ephraim Sharp / Sharp County in the Civil War	–	2015	Sharp	Evening Shade
Military Road Marker	–	–	St. Francis	Colt
Taylor’s Creek and Mount Vernon	–	–	St. Francis	Colt
St. Francis County in the War Between the States	–	1936	St. Francis	Forrest City
Madison in the Civil War	–	–	St. Francis	Madison
Skirmishes at Sylamore and Kickapoo Bottoms	May 29, 1862	2014	Stone	–
Stone County in the Civil War	–	2014	Stone	–
St. James or Buckthorn Marker	–	–	Stone	St. James
El Dorado Confederate Memorial	–	1909	Union	El Dorado
Mount Holly Cemetery	–	2011	Union	Mount Holly
Civil War in Van Buren County	–	2011	Van Buren	Clinton
Cane Hill Battlefield	November 28, 1862	1962	Washington	Cane Hill
Cane Hill Cemetery	–	–	Washington	Cane Hill
Camp at Elm Springs	1861-1864	2015	Washington	Elm Springs
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery	–	1872	Washington	Fayetteville
Fayetteville National Cemetery	–	–	Washington	Fayetteville
Headquarters House	April 18, 1863	1963	Washington	Fayetteville
Judge David Walker	–	2013	Washington	Fayetteville
Mount Comfort in the Civil War	–	2014	Washington	Fayetteville
Site of Civil War Arsenal	–	2000	Washington	Fayetteville
This corner…	April 18, 1863	1928	Washington	Fayetteville
Mill Burning in Northwest Arkansas	–	2012	Washington	Johnson
Borden House / Legacy of Prairie Grove	–	2011	Washington	Prairie Grove
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park	December 7, 1862	–	Washington	Prairie Grove
Shaver Headquarters	December 7, 1862	June 20, 1932	Washington	Prairie Grove
Holcomb’s Spring in the Civil War	–	2012	Washington	Springdale
Destruction of Saltworks	–	2011	White	Bald Knob
Henry Morris House	–	–	White	Bradford
Action at Whitney’s Lane marker	May 19, 1862	October 24, 2010	White	Doniphan
Action at Des Arc Bayou	July 14, 1864	2012	White	Gum Springs
Grand Army of the Republic Monument	–	1894	White	Judsonia
General Dandridge McRae	–	2012	White	Searcy
Searcy Confederate Monument	–	1917	White	Searcy
Searcy Landing in the Civil War	–	2012	White	Searcy
Naval Combat at West Point	–	2012	White	West Point
West Point interpretive panel	–	–	White	West Point
Action at Fitzhugh’s Woods	April 1, 1864	2013	Woodruff	Augusta
Action at Cotton Plant	July 7, 1862	2011	Woodruff	Cotton Plant
Battle of Cache River (Battle of Cotton Plant)	May 28, 1862	–	Woodruff	Cotton Plant
Action at Dardanelle	January 14, 1865	2010	Yell	Dardanelle
Dardanelle Confederate Monument	–	1921	Yell	Dardanelle
Bogg’s Mill	January 24, 1865	–	Yell	Mt. George

For additional information:
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. https://www.arkansasheritage.com/learn/commemorative-programs/civil-war-sesquicentennial?msclkid=aa050e69c00e11ecb50f792399758ee3(accessed April 19, 2022).

Arkansas Civil War Sites. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. http://www.arkansaspreservation.org/Historic-Properties/arkansas-civil-war-sites (accessed April 19, 2022).

Porter, Walter Wright. “Place, Memory, and the Civil War: Historic Memory and the Mechanisms of Interpretation at Civil War Sites in Arkansas.” PhD diss., Arkansas State University, 2016.

Simpson, Stephen. “Monument Law Raises Questions.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 14, 2022, pp. 1B, 2B. Online at https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/feb/14/arkansas-cities-raise-questions-about-how-new/ (accessed April 19, 2022).

Steed, Stephen. “Statues Fall, Raising Fresh Debate.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 21, 2020, pp. 1A, 6A–7A.

Towns, W. Stuart. Arkansas Civil War Heritage: A Legacy of Honor. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2013.

Wickline, Michael R. “Measure to Protect Monuments Gets Senate Salute.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 7, 2021, p. 4A.

Staff of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Last updated:
December 16, 2022

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