Civil War | Historic Site
Marks' Mills Battlefield State Park
Arkansas
Ark Hwy 8
Fordyce, AR 71660
United States
Marks' Mills was one of four battles that defined the limits of Union Gen. Frederick Steele's foray into south Arkansas during the Red River campaign of 1864. Following the crushing Federal defeat, Steele abandoned Camden and retreated to Little Rock.
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