Historical Marker
War Eagle Mills
Historical marker location:
11036 High Sky Inn Road, War Eagle, Arkansas
( Marker is on High Sky Inn Road (State Highway 303) ΒΌ mile west of Bettis Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1962
The Battle of Helena, which took place in Helena, Arkansas, in July 1863, was one of the largest Civil War battles fought in the state. Union forces were able to repel a Confederate attack, which helped secure control of the Mississippi River for the Union.