Hindman Hall Battlefield Museum - Prairie Grove AR
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N 35° 58.990 W 094° 18.634
15S E 381853 N 3982875
At bequest by Biscoe Hindman, son of General Thomas C. Hindman who commanded Confederate forces during the battle of Prairie Grove, provided $100,000 to establish on the battlefield a "suitable memorial" to his father and the brave men who fought.
Waymark Code: WM13CE6
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2020
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Hindman Hall Battlefield Museum-(Upper Plaque) his property has been
placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
(Lower Plaque) Hindman Hall Museum
At bequest by Biscoe Hindman, son of General Thomas C. Hindman who commanded Confederate forces during the battle of Prairie Grove, provided $100,000 to establish on the battlefield a "suitable memorial" to his father and the brave men and officers who fought in that battle.
1965
From Wikipedia in part: The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on December 7, 1862. While tactically indecisive, the battle secured the Union control of northwestern Arkansas. A division of Union troops in the Army of the Frontier, commanded by James G. Blunt, was posted in northwestern Arkansas after winning the Battle of Cane Hill on November 28. A Confederate army commanded by Thomas Hindman moved towards Blunt's division in order to attack while it was isolated. However, Blunt was reinforced by two divisions commanded by Francis J. Herron, leading Hindman to take a defensive position on some high ground known as Prairie Grove. Herron attempted to assault Hindman's lines twice, but both attacks were beaten off with heavy casualties. Hindman responded to the repulse of each of Herron's attacks with unsuccessful counterattacks of his own. Later in the day, Blunt arrived and attacked Hindman's flank. Eventually, both sides disengaged and the fighting reached an inconclusive result. However, the unavailability of reinforcements forced Hindman's army to retreat from the field, giving the Union army a strategic victory and control of northwestern Arkansas. Today, a portion of the battlefield is preserved within Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.
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