Camp Mitchell
In August and September 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of
the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the
Mississippi River into Desha county. This small force of infantry and
artillery blocked enemy threats from Helena toward Clarendon. Here on
the Samuel Mitchell Plantation they found a rare moment of respite to
recoup their health and reorganize into Confederate Service. Where once
this vicinity was a place of peace for those weary soldiers, today it
serves as a viable healthcare community. This monument is dedicated to
the Missouri Confederate soldiers who lie in unmarked graves here and
throughout Arkansas.
Grand Prairie Historical Society
Local Business, City Officials, and Physicians
Gratefully Acknowledged - 2007
