As word of the collapse of the Confederate
armies east of the Mississippi River came to
Arkansas, Confederate Gen. M. Jeff Thompson
established headquarters of the Northern Sub-
District of Arkansas at Harrisburg in mid-April
1865. Thompson and . . . — — Map (db m221249) HM
The first county seat of Poinsett County, created in 1838, was located at Bolivar, and there it remained until 1856, when it was moved to Harrisburg. — — Map (db m221251) HM
Dedicated by the citizens of Lepanto
community in grateful tribute to
the men who gave their lives
in the defense of our country
World War I
Willie Lamb
World War II
Jimmie Carter • Ralph Bowles • Jack Young • Herbert . . . — — Map (db m221253) WM