Washington, Arkansas | The park offers insight into a 19th century community and builds understanding of the people, times, and events of the Territorial, Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras in Arkansas history.

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McCollum-Chidester House Museum
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926 West Washington Street
Camden, AR 71701, USA
Website: www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/mccollum-chidester-house/17434
This house, built in 1847, retains its original furnishings brought here by steamboat in 1863 by the Chidester family. Union Gen. Frederick Steele made this house his headquarters when he occupied the city of Camden in 1864, during the Battle of Poison Spring.
Camden, Arkansas | This site is dedicated to the Battle of Poison Spring, fought on April 18, 1864, during the Camden expedition of the Red River Campaign.
Bluff City, Arkansas | Adjacent to Poison Springs State Forest, this park lies on the shore of 1,700-acre Lower White Oak Lake and includes an exhibit area with actual artifacts from the Poison Spring battle.
Camden, Arkansas | This historic site is an excellently preserved example of urban Civil War defensive earthworks.
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