Marks' Mills Battleground State Park

For the military conflict, see Battle of Marks' Mills.

Marks' Mills Battleground State Park
Marks' Mills Battleground State Park is located in Arkansas
Marks' Mills Battleground State Park
Location in Arkansas
LocationCleveland County, Arkansas
Nearest cityFordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates33°46′52.4″N 92°15′17.5″W / 33.781222°N 92.254861°W / 33.781222; -92.254861
Built1961
NRHP reference No.70000119
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1970[1]
Designated NHLApril 19, 1994[2]

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Camden Expedition Sites". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007.
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