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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 |
