Markers and Monuments, Historical, at Helena, Civil War Battle, July 4, 1963 [Battery C marker] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Markers and Monuments, Historical, at Helena, Civil War Battle, July 4, 1963 [Battery C marker] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Negative taken for July 14, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Helena---It's Truly a 'Marked' City," B1:2. In Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, there are a multitude of historical and tourist markers. Civil War Historical Markers reads, "Battery C. Graveyard Hill. Union defensive position was attacked at sunrise and soon captured on July 4, 1863, by the 1st Brigade under Gen. McRae and the 4th Brigade under Gen. Parsons, commanded by Gen. Sterling price, CSA. Because of intensive bombardment from the Union gunboat "Tyler" and guns on Hindman Hill, General Holmes, Confederate Commander, was compelled to order the abandonment of the hill at 10:30 A.M. Total casualties for Price's Column were 105 killed, 194 wounded, and 501 missing. Erected by Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission 1963."

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...