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| Patrick Cleburne |
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| Confederate dead at Maple Hill Cemetery |
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| The "Fagan Six," from the Battle of Helena |
Reflections, observations, random thoughts and bon mots, relating to the literary and geographic landscapes of American history. And book reviews too.
Friday, May 08, 2015
Helena, Arkansas -- you can't get there from here
I passed through Helena, Arkansas last month, and the odds are good that I won't visit there again in this lifetime, or any other. It doesn't seem to be on the way to anywhere I'm likely to ever be going, but I'm glad I've been there once. While in town on a beautiful Monday in April, I took time to pay a visit to one of Helena's most famous residents, the "Stonewall of the West," Patrick Cleburne. Of the seven Confederate generals to come from Helena, three are buried in the Confederate Cemetery section of Maple Hill Cemetery (Cleburne, Thomas C. Hindman, and James C. Tappan).
Nor will I likely ever visit, even once, but it was good to have photos. I don't recall having ever seen Cleburne's grave site. Look rather shabbily kept up.
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