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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ50_war-eagle-mills-farm_Hindsville-AR.html
The Ozark Arts and Crafts Fair was founded on War Eagle Mills Farm by Lester and Blanche Elliott and friends in October 1954 for the purpose of giving recognition to Ozark artists and craftsment who work with their hands and hearts to preserve the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZT_big-tree_Bentonville-AR.html
Circumference 21.45 ft. height 106 ft. diameter BH 82 in. spread 120 ft.
To insure protection during its lifetime, owner Bill Bradford on April 11, 1975, legally willed to itself this tree and all land within a radius of 10 feet from its trunk …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZS_war-eagle-mill_Rogers-AR.html
In 1832, Sylvanus Blackburn left Tennessee with a wagon and four oxen, and came to the War Eagle River valley in Arkansas. He spent the winter building a log home and clearing the land of his homestead. He brought his wife from Tennessee the next …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP98_elkhorn-tavern-taken_Garfield-AR.html
Confederate commander Earl Van Dorn had pushed his army relentlessly for a week to catch the Union army by surprise. Now, after hours of hard fighting up the Telegraph Road, here in sight of Elkhorn Tavern, Van Dorn gambled by committing all his r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP97_two-armies-collide_Garfield-AR.html
Imagine 7,000 Confederate troops crowded in close order along Ford Road, the lane you see on the right edge of this field. As they trudged east toward Elkhorn Tavern, a small Union force of Iowa cavalrymen - only 600 men - unexpectedly appeared fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUR_where-i-knew-i-might-make-the-best-fight_Rogers-AR.html
The high bluffs here on Little Sugar Creek were a scene of frantic activity on the morning of March 6, 1862 as Federal soldiers shoveled out rifle pits and cut down trees for hasty field fortifications.
With no hope of reinforcements from St. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUP_u-s-army-headquarters-1862_Garfield-AR.html
This site was the camp-ground for commanding officers and headquarters of U.S. Army for Battle of Pea Ridge. Here councils of war were held. Camp for 10,500 soldiers. U.S. Army located 1 ½ miles south. Depot of supplies 1 mile north of this s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUL_dat-de-shpot-sergent_Garfield-AR.html
I saw General Sigel sight one piece...and send a shot at the [rebel] guns that had driven us back...It went tearing in among the men and horses, killing and wounding both, and then exploded in one of the caissons...Placing his glass to his eye to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUH_that-beautiful-charge_Garfield-AR.html
That beautiful charge I shall never forget; with banners streaming, with drums beating, and our long line of blue coats advancing upon the double quick, with their deadly bayonets gleaming in the sunlight, and every man and officer yelling at the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUC_a-perfect-storm-of-shot-and-shell_Garfield-AR.html
...[the Yankees] opened a perfect storm of round and shrapnell shot and shell...[the ground] was literally ploughed up by cannon ball...It is a perfect miracle that any of us ever came out.John J. Good, captain, Dallas Texas Light Artillery, Good'…