Arkansas Civil War Sites

The July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena battlefield is represented by the four Union battery sites, all but one are on private property. Battery C Park near Clark and York Sts. provides interpretation of the battle and was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting; Battery A is located near Adams and Columbia Sts.; Battery B is near Liberty St. and Summit Rd.; and Battery D is on Military Rd. The Battle of Helena also is interpreted through historical markers throughout Helena.Southeast
The Confederate Cemetery in Helena's Maple Hill Cemetery contains the graves of many of the Southern casualties of the July 4, 1863, battle of Helena, as well as the final resting place of Gen. Patrick Cleburne. Helena generals Thomas C. Hindman and James Tappan are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery.
The Delta Cultural Center at 955 Missouri St. in Helena contains displays about the Battle of Helena and the seven Confederate generals from Phillips County.
The Helena Library and Museum at 623 Pecan St. in Helena contains Civil War displays and artifacts.
Crocketts Bluff marker, Hwy. 153 at Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas County.
The St. Charles battlefield off Hwy. 1 at St. Charles, rebel batteries fired "the most destructive shot of the Civil War" into the boiler of the U.S. gunboat Mound City. There is an interpretive marker near the White River, a monument on Main Street and a city museum with exhibits on the battle.
Arkansas Post National Memorial, eight miles southeast of Gillett in Arkansas County, contains Jan.11, 1863, Arkansas Post battlefield.
The Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum at 201 E. 4th St. in Pine Bluff contains Civil War exhibits.
Battle of Pine Bluff marker, Jefferson County Courthouse, Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff Confederate Monument, Jefferson County Courthouse, Pine Bluff.
Confederate Monument, Bellwood Cemetery, off Pullen St., Pine Bluff.
1st Indiana Cavalry and 5th Kansas Cavalry Monuments, Texas St. and Convention Center Dr., Pine Bluff.
Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery on Hwy. 54 at Sulphur Springs was used as a campground by a number of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana units between 1861 and 1863.
Star City Confederate Memorial, Town Square, Star City.
Mount Elba battlefield at the end of Mount Elba Rd. off Hwy. 35S nearRison features wayside exhibits recounting the March 30, 1864, battle of Mount Elba.
The Marks' Mills Battlefield State Park at the junction ofHwys. 8 and 97, was the site of an April 25, 1864, battle.
Marks' Mills Cemetery Park, located about one-fourth mile north of the intersection of Hwys. 8 and 97 near New Edinburg, features wayside exhibits explaining the battle of Marks' Mills.
Monticello Confederate Monument, Oakland Cemetery, Oakland Ave. and Hyatt St., Monticello.
Lake Chicot State Park at 2542 Hwy. 257 at Lake Village contains Civil War exhibits and a driving tour brochure of local Civil War sites.
Lake Village Confederate Monument, Lakeshore Drive, Lake Village.
The Ditch Bayou battlefield on Hwy. 82 near Lake Village, site of a June 6, 1864, battle.
John Sanders House marker, Hwy. 82 east of junction with Hwy. 65, Lake Village.Northeast.