Ephraim Anderson writes in his memoirs;
'Clark, who at the time was fighting his battery, soon had all his pieces limbered up, remaining to see the last off safe, and was just in the act of leaving when a ball from the enemy's cannon struck him, tearing off his head. His body was borne from the field by one of his lieutenants.
Thus perished this brave, gallant and promising young officer-devotedly loved by his men-admired by all who had witnessed the coolness which characterized him in the hour of danger, and the skill and unfaltering courage always exhibited by him in the midst of conflict: though young in years, he was versed in the science of artillery warfare, and already distinguished in that important service.'
Contributed by: Travis Holt
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Missouri Farris' Battery Light Artillery (Clark Artillery)
The Southern Memorial Association of Washington County, Arkansas - founded 1873
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arsma/index.html∼Commander of Clark (formerly Farris') Battery, Missouri Light Artillery, C.S.A. He resigned his commission as a Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. to serve in the Confederate Army, elected Captain of the battery on January 16, 1862, killed in action in the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (called Battle of Pea Ridge by the Union forces) on March 8, 1862. Age 19, son of M. Lewis Clark, left no widow or children. Sources: The Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, issue of November 7, 1874; and Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri.
'Clark, who at the time was fighting his battery, soon had all his pieces limbered up, remaining to see the last off safe, and was just in the act of leaving when a ball from the enemy's cannon struck him, tearing off his head. His body was borne from the field by one of his lieutenants.
Thus perished this brave, gallant and promising young officer-devotedly loved by his men-admired by all who had witnessed the coolness which characterized him in the hour of danger, and the skill and unfaltering courage always exhibited by him in the midst of conflict: though young in years, he was versed in the science of artillery warfare, and already distinguished in that important service.'
Contributed by: Travis Holt
________________________________
Missouri Farris' Battery Light Artillery (Clark Artillery)
The Southern Memorial Association of Washington County, Arkansas - founded 1873
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arsma/index.html∼Commander of Clark (formerly Farris') Battery, Missouri Light Artillery, C.S.A. He resigned his commission as a Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. to serve in the Confederate Army, elected Captain of the battery on January 16, 1862, killed in action in the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (called Battle of Pea Ridge by the Union forces) on March 8, 1862. Age 19, son of M. Lewis Clark, left no widow or children. Sources: The Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, issue of November 7, 1874; and Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri.
Ephraim Anderson writes in his memoirs;
'Clark, who at the time was fighting his battery, soon had all his pieces limbered up, remaining to see the last off safe, and was just in the act of leaving when a ball from the enemy's cannon struck him, tearing off his head. His body was borne from the field by one of his lieutenants.
Thus perished this brave, gallant and promising young officer-devotedly loved by his men-admired by all who had witnessed the coolness which characterized him in the hour of danger, and the skill and unfaltering courage always exhibited by him in the midst of conflict: though young in years, he was versed in the science of artillery warfare, and already distinguished in that important service.'
Contributed by: Travis Holt
________________________________
Missouri Farris' Battery Light Artillery (Clark Artillery)
The Southern Memorial Association of Washington County, Arkansas - founded 1873
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arsma/index.html∼Commander of Clark (formerly Farris') Battery, Missouri Light Artillery, C.S.A. He resigned his commission as a Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. to serve in the Confederate Army, elected Captain of the battery on January 16, 1862, killed in action in the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (called Battle of Pea Ridge by the Union forces) on March 8, 1862. Age 19, son of M. Lewis Clark, left no widow or children. Sources: The Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, issue of November 7, 1874; and Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri.
'Clark, who at the time was fighting his battery, soon had all his pieces limbered up, remaining to see the last off safe, and was just in the act of leaving when a ball from the enemy's cannon struck him, tearing off his head. His body was borne from the field by one of his lieutenants.
Thus perished this brave, gallant and promising young officer-devotedly loved by his men-admired by all who had witnessed the coolness which characterized him in the hour of danger, and the skill and unfaltering courage always exhibited by him in the midst of conflict: though young in years, he was versed in the science of artillery warfare, and already distinguished in that important service.'
Contributed by: Travis Holt
________________________________
Missouri Farris' Battery Light Artillery (Clark Artillery)
The Southern Memorial Association of Washington County, Arkansas - founded 1873
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arsma/index.html∼Commander of Clark (formerly Farris') Battery, Missouri Light Artillery, C.S.A. He resigned his commission as a Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. to serve in the Confederate Army, elected Captain of the battery on January 16, 1862, killed in action in the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (called Battle of Pea Ridge by the Union forces) on March 8, 1862. Age 19, son of M. Lewis Clark, left no widow or children. Sources: The Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, issue of November 7, 1874; and Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri.
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Capt. S Churchill Clarke / Missouri Battery No. 2. / Killed At Elk Horn, / March 6, 1862, / Aged 20 Years.
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