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Poison Spring State Park
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Ark. 76 West
Bluff City, AR 71722
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Phone: 870-685-2748
Fax: 870-685-9913
whiteoaklake@arkansas.com
http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/redrivercampaign
GPS: 33º 37' 19.8'' N / 92º 56' 15.6'' W
The site of an April 18, 1864 battle in which Confederate troops attacked and decimated a Union supply train bringing badly needed materials to Camden. The battle, in which the First Kansas Colored Regiment suffered disproportionately high casualties, remains one of the most controversial in Arkansas history. Part of the Red River Campaign; park includes a trail, picnic area, outdoor exhibits about the battlefield. A part of the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
