St. Francis Scenic Byway
Helena Confederate Cemetery, AR

The Helena Confederate Cemetery was established in 1869 and includes about 73 marked and 29 unmarked gravestones. More than half the bodies are casualties of the July 4, 1863 Battle of Helena. These soldiers were originally buried in other local graves and reinterred when the cemetery opened. Many veterans who survived the war also chose to be buried there. Among the burials is the gravesite of Confederate General, Patrick R. Cleburne.