Holcomb's Spring in the Civil War - Springdale AR
N 36° 11.188 W 094° 07.834
15S E 398343 N 4005222
Corner of Mill Street and Johnson Avenue adjacent to the Razorback Regional Greenway
Waymark Code: WMV69J
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2017
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Holcomb’s Spring in the Civil War
Holcomb’s Spring, settled in the 1840s, saw many troop movements during the Civil War. Regular Baptist Church services halted in January 1862 as soldiers entered the area. Confederate troops camped there in October 1862 and July 1863. By February 1863 it was described as “once a beautiful place, now deserted.” Many families abandoned the area by September 1863, and guerrillas were reported there in December. Skirmishes were fought nearby Aug. 30, 1863, and Aug. 24, 1864. Normalcy returned when the Baptist Church services resumed in April 1866.
No. 30
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc.
Jon Woods
Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council
2012
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