Arkansas Civil War Sites

Northeast Region

1. The Chalk Bluff battlefield two miles north of St. Francis on the St. Francis River was the scene of several skirmishes during the Civil War and the May 11th, 1865 surrender of many of Gen. M. Jeff Thompson's troops.

2. Scatterville Cemetery marker, County Rd. 404 near Rector.

3. Pittman's Ferry markers, Hwy. 166, 1.5 miles east of Supply at crossroads.

4. 7th ArkansasInfantry Muster Site marker,200 yards west of intersection of Hwys. 117 and 115, Smithville.

5. St. James or Buckhorn marker, Highway 15, St. James.

6. The Old Independence Regional Museum at Ninth and Vine Sts. in Batesville contains Civil War displays.

7. Batesville Confederate Monument, Independence County Courthouse, Batesville.

8. Camp Shelby marker, southwest corner of intersection of Hwys. 25 and 167, Batesville.

9. Jacksonport State Park, located between Dillard St. and the White River at Jacksonport was the site of several fights during the Civil War and, on June 5, 1865, the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Arkansas.

10. The Arkansas State University Museum on the ASU Campus in Jonesboro contains Civil War displays.

11. Battle of Jonesboro marker, Craighead County Courthouse, Main St. at Washington Ave., Jonesboro.

12. Lepanto USA Museum at 310 Gree ood St. in Lepanto contains Civil War displays.

13. Sultana Sinking and Military Road markers, Hwy. 77 at Marion City Hall, Marion.

14. Military Road marker, southwest corner of intersection of Hwys. 1 and 306, Colt.

15. Battle of Cotton Plant marker,Hwy. 37 at U.S. Post Office, Cotton Plant.

16. Sinking of U.S.S. Queen City interpretive panel, City Park on Madison St., Clarendon.

17. Robert E. Lee Monument,City Park, Chestnut and Main Sts., Marianna.