Camp Halleck - Rogers, AR
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N 36° 18.885 W 094° 10.835
15S E 394019 N 4019506
This Civil War marker describes action at this location in the Spring of 1862 during the American Civil War - in Rogers, Arkansas
Waymark Code: WM13DRZ
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Turtle3863
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This marker describes action at this location in the Spring of 1862 during the American Civil War. The marker is near a large parking lot at the CORE architecture firm. The full text of the marker is

CAMP HALLECK AT OSAGE SPRINGS

Shortly after the Union Army of the Southwest entered Arkansas in February 1862, three divisions moved to Osage Springs in a bid to trap Confederate troops in their winter quarters. The trap failed, but the soldiers established Camp Halleck, strecthing five miles, and monitored Confederate activity. Increasing skirmishing led Union Gen. Samuel Curtis to request reinforcements, which was declined. On March 1, 1862, in response to Confederate movements, Curtis moved the men from Camp Halleck to build fortifications on high ground at Pea Ridge.

Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
City of Rogers
Rogers Historical Museum
The Questers, Happy Rackensackers No. 906
Paul and Sandy Dolle, John Burroughs, Stacey Tarr
Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council
No. 59 - 2013
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