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Craighead County Court House
Memorials

Military Order of the Stars and Bars (Placed by the Gen. James
F. Fagan Chapter - Jonesboro, AR) located at the Craighead
County Courthouse. W. Danny Honnoll - Commander, M. Ray
Jones, Adjutant

Sons
of Confederate Veterans (Placed by the Col. Robert G. Shaver
Camp of Jonesboro, AR) Located at the Craighead County
Courthouse.

The Battle of Jonesboro
The Battle of Jonesboro
took place at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro,
Arkansas. On August 2, 1862, Company I, 30th Arkansas
Infantry of the Fifth Trans- Mississippi Confederate Army, under
the command of Captain Mitchel A. Adair. Defeated Company
I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry of the United States Army of the
Southwest under the command of Lt. Charles L. Porter.
Seven Yankees and one Confederate were killed in the battle.
Dedicated August 2, 1997
Craighead County Historical Society No. 1 |