Markers & monuments [Cross Hollows] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [197-?]

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Markers & monuments [Cross Hollows] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [197-?]

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Negative taken of a historical markers for Cross Hollows. The marker reads, "Pea Ridge Memorial Association. This post office was established in 1843. Nov. 29, 1861, Gen. Ben McCulloch moved his army into winter quarters here. Numerous, large, two-room, plank barracks were built in two rows facing each other, extending eastward more than a mile. Ten or twelve thousand soldiers wintered here. Feb. 22, 1862, the Union army of Gen. Curtis entered Cross Hollows to find abandoned barracks and commissary stores still smouldering (SIC). Curtis pitched his tent near McGarrah's house. His soldiers tented east, and south to Mud Town. March 4, Curtis moved the army into battler line north of Little Sugar Creek. 1862 Centennial Observance 1962." Deane more than likely took this negative during the 1970s.

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

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Deane, Ernie

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Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866

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Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was stationed at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territories (present-day Oklahoma) before resigning from the Army in 1832. He moved to Ohio, where he worked as a civil engineer on the Muskingum River improvement projects and also became a lawyer in 1841. During the Mexican–American War, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served as military governor of several occupied c...

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 ...

McCulloch, Ben, 1811-1862

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Ben and Henry Eustace McCulloch both served as Texas Rangers, Texas legislators, United States marshals, and as brigadier generals in the Confederate Army. From the description of McCulloch, Ben and Henry Eustace, family papers, 1798-1961. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39540808 ...