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	Poison Spring State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison Spring State Park is an Arkansas state park located near Bluff City, Arkansas.
		It commemorates the Battle of Poison Spring in the American Civil War, which was part of the 1864 Camden Expedition.
		The battle hastened the failure of the Camden expedition, but also gained notoriety for the alleged slaughter of African-American Union soldiers from Kansas by the Confederate forces, which took no African-American prisoners.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_Spring_State_Park (221 words)

	William Lewis Cabell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Soon after the Battle of Pea Ridge Confederate forces were withdrawn from Arkansas and moved across the Mississippi River.
		Cabell was transferred to an Arkansas brigade, which he led in the Battle of Iuka, Battle of Saltillo, and the Battle of Corinth.
		He was wounded leading a charge against the Union entrenchments at Corinth and again at the Battle of the Hatchie River Bridge, which left him temporarily disabled and unfit for field command.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Lewis_Cabell (717 words)

	Encyclopedia: Poison Spring State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Poison Springs State Park is an Arkansas state park located near Bluff City, Arkansas.
		It commemorates the Battle of Poison Spring in American Civil War, which part of the Camden Arkansas expedition.
		The battle hastened the failure of the Camden Arkansas expedition, but also gained notoriety for the alleged slaughter of African-American Union soldiers from Kansas by the Confederate forces, who took no African-American prisoners.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Poison-Spring-State-Park (204 words)

	The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
		The Battle of Poison Spring was an April 18, 1864, battle in which Confederate troops ambushed and destroyed a Union foraging expedition.
		In the spring of 1864, many of the Union troops were involved in the Arkansas leg of a two-pronged attack to gain control of northwest Louisiana and east Texas.
		A small portion of the Poison Spring battlefield is now preserved as Poison Spring Battlefield Historical Monument near Bragg City (Ouachita County).
	www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net /sample_entry3.php (598 words)

	Battle of Poison Spring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Poison Spring was fought during the American Civil War on April 18, 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition.
		Battle description in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Volume XXVIII (Winter 1959), p.
		Battles of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Poison_Spring (323 words)

	Dixie Outfitters
		The battle raged for over 20 hours along the center of the Confederate line—the top of the inverted U—which became known as the "Bloody Angle." Lee's men eventually constructed a second line of defense behind the original Rebel trenches, and fighting ceased just before dawn on May 13.
		Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute take part in the Battle of New Market, part of the multipronged Union offensive in the spring of 1864 designed to take Virginia out of the war.
		The courage of the VMI cadets at the Battle of New Market became legendary, and the pressure was temporarily off of the Rebels in the Shenandoah Valley.
	www.dixieoutfitters.com /heritage/tl4.shtml (2355 words)

	Media Information: Arkansas State Parks
		Poison Spring is located 10 miles west of Camden on Ark. 76.
		Mark's Mills is at the junction of Ark. 97 and Ark. 8 southeast of Fordyce, and Jenkins' Ferry is 13 miles south of Sheridan on Ark. 46.
		The day after the battle at Marks' Mills and under the cover of darkness, Steele, his men, and what equipment they have left, cross the Ouachita River at Camden on a pontoon bridge.
	www.arkansasstateparks.com /media/display.asp?id=116 (1432 words)

	poison -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		In practice, however, poisons, which come from the reacting substances or products of the reaction itself, accumulate on the surface of solid catalysts and cause...
		Among the early symptoms of poisoning are loss of appetite, nausea, and drowsiness.
		If poison is swallowed, it may be eliminated from the body by vomiting or diarrhea.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276482 (774 words)

	cwla - Poison Spring Battle File
		The Poison Spring battlefield is administered by Arkansas State Parks administration.
		The Poison Spring State Park is located on Arkansas State Highway 76, circa 15 miles south of Chidester, Arkansas.
		After a fierce battle, including a furious charge by a regiment of Confederate Choctaw Indians, the Federals broke in rout and were pursued for about two miles.
	www.civilwarlandscapes.org /cwla/states/ar/ps/ps.htm (577 words)

	Bios from Goodspeed
		At this latter battle he lost his left arm and being unfit for field duty was placed on the retired list, and afterward served as drill master.
		He participated in the crowning victory at Eutaw Springs in September, 1781 and at the close of the war laid aside the garb of the soldier and assumed that of the private citizen.
		In the spring of 1869, he was admitted to the bar and immediately after entered upon the practice of law which continued to occupy his attention until 1880.
	www.rootsweb.com /~arlittle/bios.html (15733 words)

	Battle of Eutaw Springs -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The battle marked the end of the order's expansion along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea and the beginning of the decline of its power.
		A spring is a natural discharge point of subterranean water at the surface of the ground or directly into the bed of a stream, lake, or sea.
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9033296 (894 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Battle of Poison Spring took place on April 18, 1864, during the Camden Expedition of the Red River campaign.
		The first battle of the Red River Campaign, occurred near Camden at Poison Spring (April 18, 1864) when Confederate troops captured a supply train and scattered Union forces.
		This was the largest battle in Chicot County and the last significant battle on Arkansas soil.
	home.comcast.net /~civil_war/Arkansas.htm (2828 words)

	The Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The following extracts are made from the concluding portion of the official report of Major Jones, referring to the conduct of his regiment in the battle on the Osage River, and the closing scenes of the campaign:.
		My command was formed in line of battle, with the brigade in column of regiments, in their order of march, and constituting the left center of our whole line, We charged the enemy, breaking his right and center, killing, wounding and capturing many of his men.
		Occupation of Camden and the Battle of Poison Springs
	mcquoidg.tripod.com /frm15.html (5600 words)

	The Battle of Poison Spring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Confederates under Maxey blocked the Union Advance and together he and Marmaduke attacked the front and south flanks of the long forage train.
		After a fierce battle, including a furious charge by a regiment of Confederate Choctaw Indians, the Federals broke in rout and were pursued for about 2 miles.
		The victory at Poison Spring, along with the arrival of General E. Kirby Smith with three infantry divisions, and the report of the defeat of Union General Banks in Louisiana, raised Confederate hopes that they could cut off the supply lines and capture the entire Union army.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/1117/poison.html (411 words)

	Poison Spring State Park historic Civil War battlefield near Camden in South Ark.
		In the spring of 1864, three Civil War battles took place in south central Arkansas that were part of the Union Army's "Red River Campaign." Arkansas's three state historic parks that commemorate these battles--Poison Spring, Marks' Mills and Jenkins' Ferry--are part of the Red River Campaign National Historic Landmark.
		The first battle occurred near Camden at Poison Spring on April 18 when Confederate troops captured a supply train and scattered Union forces.
		During the night, the Union wagon train was reinforced by 400 soldiers Steele sent from Camden, as approximately 1,500 Confederates prepared to attack the Union troops from both sides of the blocked road.
	www.arkansasstateparks.com /poisonspring (506 words)

	Battle of Marks' Mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Using tactics similar to those employed at Poison Spring, the Confederates blocked the Union advance, then, around 9:30 AM, attacked the flank of the wagon train.
		The battle lasted 5 hours with the main unit of Confederates entering the battle dismounted and in piecemeal order, then the mounted Missourians charged from the north and mounted Arkansans from the south, sealing the fate of the Federal force.
		The Confederates successfully subdued the two lead Union regiments then the rear guard and finally scattered 500 veterans of the 1st Iowa who wer marching a few miles behind the main column en-route home on furlough.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/1117/m_mills.html (321 words)

	HEROES AND RENEGADES: THE ARIZONA BRIGADE, CSA, Col. Sherod Hunter Camp 1525, SCV, Phoenix, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Battles in which the First Regiment was involved were the Camden Expedition (March-May 1864), the Battle of Poison Spring (April 18, 1864), the Battle of Massard’s Prairie (July 27, 1864), and the Battle of Cabin Creek (September 19, 1864).
		The fact that the looters in the Poison Spring case were negroes may have contributed to the ferocity of the reaction by the Confederate troops upon discovering the contents of the captured Union wagons.
		Battles in which the Second Regiment was involved included Brashear City (June 23, 1863), Cox’s Plantation (July 12-13, 1863), and the many battles and skirmishes of the Red River Campaign of March-May 1864, including the major battles at Mansfield (April 8, 1864) and Pleasant Hill (April 9, 1864).
	members.tripod.com /~azrebel/page14.html (5502 words)

	The Civil War in Arkansas - Places \| Bluff City
		Description: The Battle of Poison Spring took place on April 18, 1864, during the Camden Expedition of the Red River campaign.
		Near Poison Spring, about fourteen miles from Camden, a relief column added two more guns and gave Williams about 1,160 men; but Williams had also lost men to fatigue as he marched homeward.
		The loss of the forage train and the military embarrassment at Poison Spring hit hard at Steele and his thirteen thousand men.
	www.civilwarbuff.org /bluff_city.html (1235 words)

	Search Results for poison - Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Examples of poisons are the naturally occurring elements boron and cadmium and the...
		vividly coloured, poisonous frogs of the American tropics whose skin secretions are used by South American tribes to coat the tips of darts and arrows.
		The dinoflagellates, important producers of the primary food supply of the sea, are microscopic one-celled organisms that are dependent upon various inorganic nutrients in the water and upon radiant...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=poison&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (492 words)

	Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Using tactics similar to those employed at Poison Spring, the Confederates blocked the Union advance, then, around 9:30 AM, attached the flank of the wagon train.
		The Confederates successfully subdued the two lead Union regiments, then the rear guard and finally scattered the 500 veterans of the 1st Iowa who were marching a few miles behind the main column en route home on furlough.
		As the train slowly moved across the pontoon bridge at Jenkins’ Ferry, the battle moved from field to field along the Camden Trail toward the Saline River.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/wi/county/clark/veterans/RedRiver.html (1976 words)

	Poison Spring
		Determine the number of miles from Camden to Poison Springs on the White Oak Creek.
		Using the distance you determined Camden to be from Poison Spring, calculate [using the formula d=rt (distance = rate x time)] the amount of time it took the Union troops to travel from Camden to Poison Springs.
		The purpose of this WebQuest is to expand your knowledge of the events surrounding the Battle of Poison Spring.
	www.scsc.k12.ar.us /2001webquest/VaughanL (648 words)

	White Oak State Park site photos
		The evening before the Battle of Poison Spring, Union forces under Colonel James M. Williams camped on White Oak Creek near the State Park
		Its aim was to capture Shreveport, Louisiana, open Texas to Federal occupation and acquire much-needed cotton for Yankee textile mills in New England.
		The campaign failed as a result of several battles and skirmishes in Arkansas and Louisiana.
	www.civilwaralbum.com /misc/whiteoak.htm (215 words)

	Gregory J. W. Urwin, Temple University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Since the late 1980s, however, I have taken more of an interest in the "New Military History," which focuses on the political, sociological, institutional, and cultural aspects of war.
		"Poison Spring and Jenkins' Ferry: Racial Atrocities during the Camden Expedition," in Mark K. Christ, ed., "All Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell": The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring (2003).
		Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer (1983).
	astro.temple.edu /~gurwin (802 words)

	The Battle of Poison Spring
		Marmaduke's and Maxey's Confederate forces arrived at Poison Spring, about 15 miles from Camden, where they engaged Williams.
		The Confederates blocked the Union advance and eventually attacked Williams in the front and rear forcing him to retreat north into a marsh.
		The victory at Poison Spring, along with the arrival of Gen. E.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/640418a.htm (468 words)

	Natural Defenses Against Poisons (from poison) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Sight or smell may keep a person or animal from ingesting a poisonous substance.
		More results on "Natural Defenses Against Poisons (from poison)" when you join.
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	Alumni Newsletter Spring 2002
		Due to the terrorist attack in New York on September 11, the 2001 Walz Lecture in History, originally scheduled for September 19, was moved to the spring 2002 semester.
		He is currently taking classes part-time and is enrolled this spring in a course on Historiography and Methods.
		His academic record in the fall semester was excellent and earned him a $1,300 scholarship for the spring semester.
	www.saumag.edu /history/News/Spring2002.html (2011 words)

	Arkansas - The Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Was in the Battle of Oaks Hill in the 5th Regiment of the Arkansas Volunteers.
		Was disbanded after the Battle of Walnut Springs and came back to Ouachita County after being paid off in Arkansas State Scrip.
		Cable Brigade was in the battle of Iuka, Mississippi.
	www.onlinelittlerock.com /content/historic/civil-war-in-arkansas.htm (1821 words)

	AAA Traveler -Civil War History
		The Union victory was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River.
		Headquarters House Museum (501-521-2020), which served as headquarters for both sides during the war, was in the midst of the Battle of Fayetteville in April 1863 when Confederate forces tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the small Union contingent based in the city.
		Skirmishes at Elkins’ Ferry and Prairie De Ann, near Prescott, were followed by crippling losses of supply trains at the Battle of Poison Spring (west of Camden) and the Battle of Marks’ Mills (southeast of Fordyce).
	www.ouraaa.com /traveler/0003/echoesofw.html (872 words)

	Camden Expedition Articles
		The advance of Union forces in Louisiana was defeated at the Battle of Pleasant Hill.
		"The Battle of Poison Spring," by Ira Don Richards in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 18 (Winter 1959): 338-49.
		An account, with maps, of an important battle in the Camden expedition that was controversial because of the massacre of Black Union troops by Confederate forces.
	peace.saumag.edu /swark/articles/ahq/camden_expedition/camdenexpedition-articles.html (674 words)

	ipedia.com: Battles of the American Civil War Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Battle of Charleston Harbor II Battle of Fort Sumter I
		Battle of Chattanooga II Battle of Chattanooga III
		Battle of Galveston II Battle of Palmito Ranch
	www.ipedia.com /battles_of_the_american_civil_war.html (287 words)

	9th Texas Infantry - Red River Battalion - Reenacting Group
		The 29th fought in the battles of Honey Springs, Camden, Munn's Mill, Poison Springs, Massard's Prairie, Fort Gibson, and Cabin Creek.
		The unit was at Little Rock, Camden, Poison Springs, Marks Mills, Jenkin's Ferry, Saline River, and Tulip, Arkansas.
		Participated in the battle of Shiloh and was captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
	www.9thtexas.org /ancestors.html (3039 words)

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