Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 02001626 Added to NRHP 31 December 2002 | Built 1863 (1863) Opened 1863 Nearest city Wittsburg, Arkansas | |
MPS Little Rock Campaign of 1863 MPS | ||
Wittsburg fortification top 5 facts
The Wittsburg Fortification is a defensive earthworks built during the American Civil War in Wittsburg, Arkansas. It is the only known surviving earthworks built by either side during the Union Army's advance on Little Rock in 1862. Union forces invaded Arkansas from Missouri on July 19, 1862, moving south along Crowley's Ridge, which lies west of the St. Francis River. By July 29 most of the division of General John Davidson had advanced as far as Wittsburg, where they established a camp to wait for supplies and reinforcements. A stockade and ditch were built on the ridge overlooking the area.
The fortification was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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