Civil War | Museum
St. Charles Museum
Arkansas
608 Broadway Avenue
St. Charles, AR 72140
United States
This town was the site of the single shot that disabled the ironclad, USS Mound City. The shot caused the steam drum to explode, killing 125 men. A monument stands in the center of Broadway Street and commemorates fallen Union and Confederate soldiers. The museum interprets the events.
Featured Content
City of Clarendon
Clarendon, Arkansas | A city reduced to ashes by Federal forces in 1864.
Helena Confederate Cemetery
Helena, Arkansas | The cemetery contains gravesites of Confederate soldiers who died during the 1863 Battle of Helena, as well as the graves of...
Battery C Park
Helena, Arkansas | The site, which offers interpretation of the July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, is the location of four Civil War batteries.
Delta Cultural Center
Helena, Arkansas | The museum presents and interprets the history of the Arkansas Delta, including exhibits dedicated to the Civil War.
St. Charles Museum: What's Nearby
St. Charles, AR