Courthouse

The companies of soldiers that came out of Van Buren were formed at this historic landmark. It is also the site where some infantry and Calvary units camped and drilled. There were nine different companies that were formed in Crawford county. Relatives of the men who fought in the war have handed down most of the records containing the names of the soldiers. Some of the first companies formed were the Crawford Artillery, Crawford Guards, Captain Carroll's Calvary Company and Captain Parker's Calvary. The Frontier Guards from Van Buren took a steamboat to unite with the soldiers in the taking of Fort Smith.

The Civil War Comes Home.

On this lawn was erected our first court house in 1841 and has been the scene of many events during the wars in which the Crawford County Boys fought.
Mexican War 1846.
War Between the States, 1861-1865
Spanish American War, 1898,
World War 1917-1918
and women who did their part in these wars.

Erected 1937 by
Arkansas Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy
in Honor of
Miss Clara B. Eno
who has done so much to preserve Arkansas History.