United States historic place
| Bayou Meto Battlefield | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
_Battlefield,_US_Cannons.JPG) Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park | |
  Location in Arkansas | |
| Location | Jacksonville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°50′33.0″N 92°07′12.0″W / 34.842500°N 92.120000°W / 34.842500; -92.120000 |
| Area | 412 acres (167 ha) |
| MPS | Little Rock Campaign of 1863 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001627 |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 2002 |
The Bayou Meto Battlefield, also known as Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park, is an American Civil War battlefield in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is the location of the August 27, 1863, Battle of Bayou Meto, in which Confederate forces successfully prevented Union forces from crossing the Bayou Meto River during their advance to capture Little Rock.
Description and administrative history
The battlefield is located on both sides of the river, on either side of Arkansas Highway 161, whose bridge is the location of the 1863 Reed's Bridge. A portion of the battlefield is preserved as Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park. The entire battlefield is the best-preserved of the three major battle sites of the Union advance on Little Rock. A 412-acre (167 ha) area covering the core of the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Bayou Meto (Reed's Bridge) Battlefield" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
Further reading
- The Little Rock Campaign Tour: A Driving Tour of Sites Along the Route the Union Army Took to Capture the Capitol of Arkansas (PDF) (3rd ed.). Central Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail Association. September 2007.
External links
- "Bayou Meto Battlefield". Tripadvisor.
Media related to Bayou Meto Battlefield at Wikimedia Commons- Reed's Bridge Battlefield at American Battlefield Trust
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- American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
- Battlefields of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
- Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Jacksonville, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Arkansas
- Protected areas of Pulaski County, Arkansas