Texas Memorial

Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas

 

Texas
remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge), Arkansas March 7-8, 1862.

In Van Dorn's attack of March 7, these Texas units under Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch assaulted the Union right center.

3rd Texas Cavalry (south Kansas - Texas Regt.) - Col. Elkanah Greer, Lt. Col. Walter P. Lane.

Capt. O.G. Welch's squadron (attached to 3rd Texas Cavalry)

6th Texas Cavalry - Col. B.W. Stone

Young's (11th) Texas Cavalry - Lt. Col. James J. Diamond

Sims (9th) Texas Cavalry - Col. William Sims, Lt. Col. William Quayle

Whitfields (4th) Texas Cavalry Bn. - Maj. John W. Whitfield

Texas unit supporting Maj. General Sterling Price's flank attack on the Union extreme left, and rear was Good's Battery - Capt. J. Good.

Brig. Gen. Ben McCullough of Texas was killed in action. "A bolder soldier never died for his country." Van Dorn

A Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy.
Erected by the State of Texas 1964

 
 

 

         
   

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