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Arkansas Civil War Sites

Northwest Region

  1. Battle of Maysville marker,northwest corner of Highways 43 and 72, Maysville.

  2. Pott's Hill marker, North Old Wire Road at Missouri State Line north of Pea Ridge National Military Park.

  3. Pea Ridge National Military Park, located on Highway 62 east of Pea Ridge, scene of March 7-8, 1862, battle.

  4. Camp Stephens marker, Sugar Creek Road at Highway 72 west of Pea Ridge National Military Park.

  5. Dunagin's Farm marker, Wire Road north of Avoca.

  6. Eagle Hotel marker, one block west of courthouse square, Bentonville.

  7. Bentonville Confederate Monument,Bentonville Courthouse Square.

  8. McKissick Springs marker,Centerton City Hall, Centerton Boulevard, Centerton.

  9. Elm Springs marker, Northwest corner of Elm Springs Road and South Elm Street, Elm Springs.

  10. Cross Hollows marker, corner of Cross Hollow Road and Old Wire Road, west of Elm Springs.

  11. Grand Army of the Republic Monument, Twin Springs Park, Siloam Springs.

  12. The Headquarters House at 118 East Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Federal Col. M. LaRue Harrison's headquarters during the April 18, 1863, battle of Fayetteville.

  13. The Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery on Rock Street atop East Mountain in Fayetteville, contains the remains of Confederate casualties at Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove.

  14. Fayetteville National Cemetery at 700 Government Avenue in Fayetteville contains remains removed from the battlefields at Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Cane Hill and other places in the area.

  15. Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park on Highway 62 at Prairie Grove, scene of Dec. 7, 1862, battle of Prairie Grove.

  16. The Cane Hill Battlefield, encompasses a roughly 12-mile track beginning in the town of Cane Hill and traversing the mountainous area south to the Cove Creek area, scene of a Nov. 28, 1862, battle. There is some interpretation through historic markers in the town of Cane Hill.

  17. The Cane Hill Cemetery south of County Rd. 13 contains the graves of some of Cane Hill's Civil War fatalities.

  18. The Boone County Heritage Museum at Central and Cherry in Harrison contains Civil War information.

  19. Parker-Hickman Farm Historic District, near Erbie within the Buffalo National River, scene of several Civil War skirmishes.

  20. The Buffalo National River is crossed by several important historic roads and was the scene of several skirmishes during the Civil War, as well as some of the random guerrilla acts that plagued the area, especially during 1864. Information on the river's Civil War sites is available at the Tyler Bend Visitor Center.