Historical Marker
Last Confederate Veteran
Historical marker location:
2010 Kellers Chapel Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas
( Marker can be reached from Kellers Chapel Road, 0.1 miles west of Chapel Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2015
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.