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Poison Spring Battlefield
Poison Spring Battlefield
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http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/poisonspring/
Region: Timberlands
County: Ouachita
The Poison Spring Battlefield on Highway 76 near Chidester was
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. A state park interprets
the battlefield.
Opens one hour after sunrise; Closed at 10:00 P.M.
Poison Spring State Park is located on State Highway 76, approximately 13 miles
west of Camden, Arkansas off State Highway 24.
