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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1432_defending-freedom_Fort-Smith-AR.html
I never saw such fighting done as was done the negro regiment?The question that negroes will fight is settled; besides they make better soldiers in every respect than any troops I have ever had under my command. ~General Blunt after the Battle of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1431_fort-wall_Fort-Smith-AR.html
Security has always been a concern for the U.S. military. The army designed the second Fort Smith (1838-1871) as part of line of forts from Minnesota to Louisiana to separate the territory occupied by Native American tribes from that settled by Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13S9_the-officers-quarters_Fort-Smith-AR.html
You are now standing on what was once Officer's Row at the second Fort Smith. From 1846 to 1865, two large buildings stood on the western edge of the parade ground and provided housing for officers and their families. Unlike the cramped quarters o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13S8_officers-garden_Fort-Smith-AR.html
"The walls were almost hidden by a wealth of vines and foliage, and the enclosed space was as green as nature and care could make it. Beautiful flower beds were kept well tended by the soldiers and added greatly to the beauty of the grounds."Mary …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13P3_the-commissary-storehouse_Fort-Smith-AR.html
This is the oldest building still standing in Fort Smith. Originally built as part of a larger fortification, over the years its appearance and use changed dramatically. The building held supplies used by explorers and soldiers, played a crucial r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13NJ_the-bastion-that-never-was_Fort-Smith-AR.html
When army engineers originally designed the second Fort Smith in 1838, they planned for it to withstand attack. A key feature in achieving this goal was a stone wall about twelve feet high and from two to three feet thick. This wall surrounded the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13NI_the-flagstaff_Fort-Smith-AR.html
The U.S. Army built the original flagstaff at the second Fort Smith in 1846. As with many western military posts, the flagstaff stood tall so that its flag could be seen for miles. To attain a height of nearly 100 feet, the army joined two poles i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FV_the-guardhouse-1849-1871_Fort-Smith-AR.html
The guardhouse, constructed in 1849, was a focal point of daily activity at the second Fort Smith. Not only did the men assigned to guard detail operated out of this building, but the officer of the day, who was responsible guardhouse was also the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FR_the-womens-jail-1872-1888_Fort-Smith-AR.html
After the U.S. Army closed Fort Smith in 1871, the guardhouse served the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas. It remained in use as a jail, detaining primarily women suspected or convicted of federal crimes until 1888. At that time,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FO_the-parade-grounds_Fort-Smith-AR.html
For more than thirty years during the mid-1800s, soldiers drilled on the large parade ground before you. Flanked by the officer's quarters to the right and the enlisted men's barracks on the left, the parade ground was the center of life at the fo…
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