Marks' Mills Battleground State Park
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For the military conflict, see Battle of Marks' Mills.
Marks' Mills Battleground State Park is an Arkansas State Park located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 8 and Arkansas Highway 97, north of New Edinburg, Arkansas. It preserves a portion of the battlefield of the Battle of Marks' Mills fought on April 25, 1864, in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of American Civil War. The battle was part of the Camden Expedition.[3] The park is one of nine historic sites that make up the Camden Expedition Sites, a National Historic Landmark District. The battle was most known for the slaughter of black Union soldiers that were murdered as they tried to surrender.
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Marks' Mills Battleground State Park | |
Location | Cleveland County, Arkansas |
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Nearest city | Fordyce, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 33°46′52.4″N 92°15′17.5″W |
Built | 1961 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000119 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | April 19, 1994[2] |
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