St. Charles Battle Monument, St. Charles, AR
1916 (Photographs 1995)
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The St. Charles Battle Monument by was unveiled in St. Charles, Arkansas in 1919. The St. Charles Battle Monument is unique among Civil War monuments in Arkansas in that it was built by a Northerner in memory of both Federal and Confederate soldiers. Considered a Blue-Gray monument as it commemorates soldiers on both sides, the design is a simple one of an inverted cannon.
On the northwest face is inscribed "Near this spot, on June 17, 1862, a decisive battle was fought between the Confederates entrenched and the Federal gunboats. Here was fired the most destructive single shot of the Civil War, causing an explosion on the Mound City and the loss of 148 killed, besides many wounded. O, wheresoever these may be betwixt the slumber of the poles today they count as kindred souls."
On the northeast face of the monument is inscribed "Officers and Men Killed on the U.S.S. Mound City [list of 124 names]." Inscribed on the southwest face is "Confederate Soldiers killed in the Battle of St. Charles Company G. 29th Arkansas Infantry. June 17, 1862. W.G. Yarbrough, W.C. Klingle, J.P. Hall." Beneath a shield depicting a deer and bearing the motto "Coeur Fidele" (Faithful Heart) the southeast face is inscribed "In Loving Memory of William Hickman Harte, Master, U.S.N. Born Limerick, Ireland, 1826. Killed in Action June 17, 1862."
On the northwest face is inscribed "Near this spot, on June 17, 1862, a decisive battle was fought between the Confederates entrenched and the Federal gunboats. Here was fired the most destructive single shot of the Civil War, causing an explosion on the Mound City and the loss of 148 killed, besides many wounded. O, wheresoever these may be betwixt the slumber of the poles today they count as kindred souls."
On the northeast face of the monument is inscribed "Officers and Men Killed on the U.S.S. Mound City [list of 124 names]." Inscribed on the southwest face is "Confederate Soldiers killed in the Battle of St. Charles Company G. 29th Arkansas Infantry. June 17, 1862. W.G. Yarbrough, W.C. Klingle, J.P. Hall." Beneath a shield depicting a deer and bearing the motto "Coeur Fidele" (Faithful Heart) the southeast face is inscribed "In Loving Memory of William Hickman Harte, Master, U.S.N. Born Limerick, Ireland, 1826. Killed in Action June 17, 1862."
This photo and description of the St. Charles Battle Monument in St. Charles, AR are part of materials from its Nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 26138929
Full Citation: St. Charles Battle Monument, St. Charles, AR; 1916 (Photographs 1995); National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Arkansas; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/st-charles-battle-monument-st-charles-ar, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.