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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F8_a-cemetery-becomes-a-battleground_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
Imagine this area covered in trees. Where you stand is a quiet
cemetery. It is the first burial ground for the city of Helena and
the resting place of some of the city's earliest residents.
Engineers and Battle Begin the Destruction
The peac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F4_a-short-lived-confederate-victory_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
The Confederates Take Battery C
"Both brigades moved forward on the instant, rapidly, steadily
unflinchingly, and in perfect order under a storm of Minie balls,
grape, and canister, which poured upon them not only from the
Graveyard Hill in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F3_battery-c-revealed_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
Four maps drawn during the Civil War show Battery C. On each, the size and
shape of the battery is different. Archaeological investigations conducted in
2011 and 2013 uncovered some surprising facts about this battery.
Calling in the Professi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F2_the-33rd-missouri-spikes-the-guns_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, less than 300 men with two cannon held this battery for several hours against 3,000 Confederates.
Infantry Mans the Guns
The 33rd Missouri Infantry (U.S.) defended Battery C. The
regiment had cros…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F0_battle-of-helena_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
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 no…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EZ_a-terrific-fire-from-graveyard-hill_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
You are facing Battery D. One half-mile southeast of here, it was the closest of the fortifications on Crowley's Ridge to Battery C. During the Battle of Helena, Union troops at these batteries aided each other with artillery fire.
Battery C Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EY_we-are-well-fortified_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
Battery C sat directly above Helena and was the key to the city's defenses. The small earthen battery manned by the 33rd Missouri held two artillery pieces. A series of infantry trenches in front of the battery defended the approach. Union enginee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EX_the-confederates-take-battery-c_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
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 forc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EU_the-battle-of-helena_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
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 no…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21ET_the-confederates-attack-fort-curtis_Helena-West-Helena-AR.html
"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, in
the shadow of Crowley's Ridge. Fort Curtis mou…