The Wittsburg Fortification is a defensive earthworks built during the American Civil War in Wittsburg, Arkansas. It is the only known surviving earthworks built by either side during the Union Army's advance on Little Rock in 1862. Union forces invaded Arkansas from Missouri on July 19, 1862, moving south along Crowley's Ridge, which lies west of the St. Francis River. By July 29 most of the division of General John Davidson had advanced as far as Wittsburg, where they established a camp to wait for supplies and reinforcements. A stockade and ditch were built on the ridge overlooking the area.

The fortification was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Wittsburg Fortification

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cross County, Arkansas

References

Forts in Arkansas

American Civil War forts

Crowley's Ridge

Buildings and structures in Cross County, Arkansas

Military installations established in 1863

American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places

Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas

National Register of Historic Places in Cross County, Arkansas

Wittsburg Fortification