Confederate Camp at Richmond / Richmond Church and Cemetery

Confederate Camp at Richmond / Richmond Church and Cemetery (HM2A06)

Location: Ashdown, AR 71822 Little River County
Country: United States of America
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N 33° 38.332', W 94° 11.021'

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Confederate Camp at Richmond

On Aug. 28, 1864, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price led an army from Camden on a raid that took them through Missouri, Kansas and the Indian Territory before they returned to Arkansas at Laynesport in Little River County on Dec. 2, having suffered heavy losses. Many of Price's Missouri troops established a camp at Richmond on Dec. 5, recovering from the campaigns rigors while waiting to learn where their winter camp would be located. The Confederate troops left their camp at Richmond on Dec. 24 to join the rest of the army at Washington.

Richmond Church and Cemetery

Around 1850, Judge Robert H. Scott and his wife, Sarah Nicholson Scott, donated about 5 acres for a Baptist church and cemetery near their home, about 2 miles east of Richmond. Lewis W. Davis, whose son Jeff would later serve as Arkansas governor and U.S. Senator, preached here. Confederate soldiers who died while camped near here for 3 weeks in December 1864 were buried in the cemetery. Several of Judge Scott's relatives who fought in the war lie in the family plot. As many church members left the area, the church was sold and moved in 1869.

Details

HM Number	HM2A06
Series	This marker is part of the series
Tags	US Civil War, Churches and Religion, Cemeteries and Burials
Year Placed	2012
Placed By	Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Little River County Historical Society Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, August 5th, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	15S E 390225 N 3722743
Decimal Degrees	33.63886667, -94.18368333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 33° 38.332', W 94° 11.021'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	33° 38' 19.92" N, 94° 11' 1.26" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	870
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 501 Little River 17, Ashdown AR 71822, US
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