Historical Marker
General Samuel Rice
Leola vic., Grant County · Arkansas
Erected 2015
A bullet broke Samuel Rice's right ankle while he commanded the rear guard at Jenkins' Ferry, and the wound took more than nine weeks to kill him. He was treated at Little Rock, then went home to Iowa. Erysipelas set in during May, blood poisoning on June 1, and surgeons removed bone fragments on June 15. He died on July 6, 1864. On July 21 General Steele ordered flags at Department of Arkansas posts lowered to half-staff and the guns at Fort Steele fired every half hour. His younger brother Elliott also became a Union brigadier general.
Where it stands
34.21205, -92.54815 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Confederate Cannons Captured — steps away
- Pontoon Bridge — steps away
- Jenkins Ferry — steps away
- Battle of Jenkins' Ferry — steps away