Markers and monuments, Prairie Grove Battlefield Park Markers [Rhea's Mill] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [196-?]

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Markers and monuments, Prairie Grove Battlefield Park Markers [Rhea's Mill] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [196-?]

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Part of a group of negatives taken of historical markers found in Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Washington County, Arkansas. This marker commemorates Rhea's Mill, which was operated by Federal Troops during the Civil War. The marker reads, "Battle Monument. Rhea's Mill. This tower was the chimney of Rhea's Mill, which stood 6 miles northwest of this spot. The mill was operated by the Federal army before and after the battle of Prairie Grove. General Blunt's supply train was at Rhea's during the battle, under guard of General Frederick Salomon's troops. The tower is 55 feet high and weighs 200,000 pounds. It is 8 feet square at the base and tapers to 4 by 4 feet at the top. It contain 700 stones. The chimney was taken down at Rhea's and reerected here as a memorial to the men who fought on this field December 7, 1862. The tower was given to Battlefield Park Park in 1957 by Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Mennecke." Deane more than likely took these negatives during his career with the Arkansas Gazette.

1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 3 cm. (1 x 1 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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Blunt, James Gillpatrick, 1826-1881

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Blunt was born in Trenton, Maine to John Blunt and Sally Gilpatrick Blunt. Blunt lived and worked on his family farm until he was 14. He may have spent some time at the Ellsworth Military Academy in Ellsworth, Maine. He became a sailor on a merchant vessel when he was 15, and attained the rank of captain at 20. In 1845 Blunt moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he enrolled in Starling Medical College. His maternal uncle, Dr. Rufus Gilpatrick, was one of the instructors. Graduating in February 1849,...

Rhea's Mill (Prairie Grove, Ark.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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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 ...