Battery D - Helena, Arkansas
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hoteltwo
N 34° 31.170 W 090° 35.728
15S E 720715 N 3822385
This hill was part of the Civil War Battle of Helena. The marker is located on Military Road 0miles west of Prairie Street. Condition of the marker shows some weathering. Another marker about General Fagan's attack is nearby.
Waymark Code: WMWHGE
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
Views: 2
The text is identical on both sides of the marker, and while weathered, is still legible.
Hindman Hill, southernmost of four positions fortified by Union Forces in June, 1863, was attacked by the 35th, 37th, and Hawthorn's Arkansas Infantry Regiments under General Fagan, CSA at daybreak, July 4, 1863. Thwarted by the strength of the Union defenses, manned by the 43rd Indiana, the 33rd and 35th Missouri, and the 33rd Iowa, Fagan's brigade retreated at 11 A.M. along the Upper Little Rock Road. About 250 men of the 37th Arkansas were captured after failing to receive the signal to withdraw. Total casualties for Fagan's brigade were 47 killed, 115 wounded, and 273 missing.
Erected by the Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission in 1963
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