Poison Springs Battleground State Park

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Poison Springs Battleground State Park | Arkansas State Parks

Three Civil War battles took place in south central Arkansas in the spring of 1864 as part of the Union Army’s Red River Campaign. The sites of these skirmishes – Poison Springs, Marks’ Mills, and Jenkins Ferry – and the 1836 Courthouse at Historic Washington State Park, which served as Arkansas’s Confederate capital, comprise the Red River Campaign National Historic Landmark.

The attack on April 18 began near a place the locals call Poison Springs. When the battle ended, the Union force of more than 1,100 had been reduced to 800.

Contacts

Phone
+18882872757

Address:
665 Hwy 76, Chidester, AR 71726

Website:
https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/poisonspring/