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Jefferson County, Arkansas Court House
Pine Bluff,
Jefferson County, Arkansas   
Battle of Pine Bluff
During the morning and early afternoon of October 25, 1863, Colonel Powell
Clayton
commander of federal troops occupying Pine Bluff successfully repulsed a
three-pronged
confederate attack of forces of General John S. Marmaduke.
Cotton bales hastily placed around the courthouse and surrounding streets
provided an effective barricade for union defenders. Confederate loss: 41
killed, wounded, and captured.
Barraque Street
This street was named for Antoine Barraque (1773-1858), native of France,
soldier of
Napoleon, and one of this area's earliest settlers. Founder of
New Gascony in this county, he was a man of property and Indian sub-agent.
Trusted and liked by the Quapaw nation, he led that tribe to their new home
pursuant to the Treaty of 824. A distinguished citizen of early Jefferson
County, Antoine Barraque has descendents still living in Pine Bluff.
Jefferson County, Arkansas
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