Historical Marker
Battery D
Historical marker location:
Military Road, Helena, Arkansas
( Marker is on Military Road, 0.1 miles west of Prairie Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1963
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.