Parks, Visit of Major Gen. Charles Harris III with W.J. Lemke, Prairie Grove Battlefield, September 1958 [Harris & Lemke beside Rhea's Mill monument] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1958.

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Parks, Visit of Major Gen. Charles Harris III with W.J. Lemke, Prairie Grove Battlefield, September 1958 [Harris & Lemke beside Rhea's Mill monument] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1958.

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Negative taken for September 3, 1958, Arkansas Gazette article "General Tours Historic Battlefield," 1B:3. Retired United States Army Major General Charles T. Harris III of Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, visited the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park in Washington County, Arkansas. Many people gathered at the park to remember those soldiers who fought at the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862. During Harris' visit, he posed with W.J. Lemke, professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, next to a monument commemorating Rhea's Mill which was used during the Battle of Prairie Grove. 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 at the top. It contains [?00] stones. The chimney was taken down at Rhea's and reerected here as a memorial to the men who fought on [the] field December 7, 1862. The tower was given to Battlefield Park in 1957 by Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Mennecke."

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Deane, Ernie

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Harris, Charles T. (Charles Taylor), 1818-

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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 ...

Lemke, W. J. (Walter John), 1891-1968

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Journalist and historian Walter John (W. J.) Lemke (1891-1968) served as a charter member of the Washington County Historical Society and as editor of the historical journal Flashback, while also establishing the Arkansas Genealogical Society. He researched a number of historical topics, including the Civil War and the Baptist Church in the South. In addition, Lemke helped found the department of journalism at the University of Arkansas in 1928, and was involved in several organizat...