Battery B

Union guns emplaced on this hill defended Old St. Francis Road, the approach used by C.S.A. General Marmaduke's Division in its attack on Helena on July 4, 1863. The division consisted of the 1st Brigade under Colonel Shelby and Colonel G.W. Thompson and the 2nd Brigade under Colonel Colton Greene. Felled timbers obstructing the road forced the cavalrymen to dismount and advance on foot, where they were halted by the 29th Iowa and guns of Battery A. On C.S.A. General Holmes' orders, Marmaduke withdrew his command at 11 A.M. with 67 casualties.

Helena-West Helena, Arkansas · United States