The Battle of Marks' Mill

The Battle of Marks' Mill (HM2A3B)

Location: New Edinburg, AR 71660 Cleveland County
Country: United States of America
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N 33° 46.862', W 92° 15.415'

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Fought here on April 25, 1864
was a complete Confederate victory
General James F. Fagan's Division of Confederate
cavalry surprised and captured a Union supply
train of 2000 men and 240 wagonloads of supplies.
General Powell Clayton, Union Commander, narrowly
escaped capture by flight with small detachment.

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Erected to the memory of
Capt. Richard Tunstall Banks
serving under Gen. James Fagan
at the Battle of Marks' Mill
by his son
A. Burton Banks
his grandsons
1st Lt. Lawrence Banks
141st Machine Gun Bn., 39th Div., World War I
Major Richard Holmes Banks
Army Air Forces, World War II
Robert Theodore Banks
his great-grandsons
George Banks Collins
Richard Lawrence Collins
Captain Richard Tunstall Banks engaged in
Battles of Wilson's Creek, Shiloh, Corinth,
Vicksburg, Marks' Mill, Jenkins Ferry.
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HM NumberHM2A3B
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Placed ByThe Sons, Grandsons, Great-Grandsons of Capt. Richard Tunstall Banks
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 568798 N 3738125
Decimal Degrees33.78103333, -92.25691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 46.862', W 92° 15.415'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 46' 51.72" N, 92° 15' 24.9" W
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Area Code(s)870
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5010 AR-8, New Edinburg AR 71660, US
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