Friends of Jenkins Ferry Battlefield

The Friends of Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield announces its annual commemoration of the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry at the Grant County Museum: Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to  2 p.m.

• The event will include artillery and infantry demonstrations as well as living historians and lots more Civil War-related activities for the whole family!
• On site will be several historians to give lectures on the 1864 battle, Civil War flags, and other activities. 
• This is a great time to renew or become a member of the FOJFB! 
• Grant County Museum is an Arkansas Civil War passport station, so bring you passports to get them stamped! If you do not have one we will give you one! 
• If you wish to become a reenactor, this event will be the perfect opportunity to learn basic Civil War military drill and so much more!

for more info, send us an email from our CONTACT page!

 Jenkins Ferry State Park, 2011

“…it is difficult to conceive of ground more unfavorable on which to fight a battle that in the vicinity of Jenkins’ Ferry. The battlefield was a low swamp in the Saline River bottoms, which was rendered almost impassable by the rains which had previously fallen and the bayous and lagoons which intersected it in every direction. It was over this marshy ground that my men marched and fought for nearly an hour. Their exhaustion and fatigue at the close of the action can better be imagined than portrayed.”

-Confederate Colonel Simon P. Burns of the 11th Missouri

What is the Friends of Jenkins Ferry?

Educational outreach

The Friends of Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield exist, “to protect, preserve and promote the historical significance of the Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield through funding and development of educational programs and community outreach efforts, including: tours, re-enactments, research, publications, lectures, workshops and preservation of battlefield property.”

The Friends of Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield exists to promote the Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield specifically to:

(a) Educate the public on the historical significance of the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry.

(b) Develop funding lifelines with business, as well as local, county and state governments and educational institutions.

(c) Advertise and promote the economic benefits to the local economy as a heritage destination.

(d) Work alongside battlefield property owners to encourage preservation of the battlefield from future development.

(e) Develop interpretive programs that provide a visual and/or oral history of the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry.

(f) Provide area schools with materials to aid in educating students on the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry.

Receive this collector’s wooden nickel with every donation!