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Arkansas Civil War Sites

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West Central Region

1. Fort Smith National Historic Site in Fort Smith, seized by Rebel troops on April 23, 1861, and recaptured by Federal forceson Sept. 2, 1863.

2. Fort Smith National Cemetery at 522 Garland Avenue in Fort Smith is the burial place of both Union and Confederate soldiers, including three generals and 1,500 unknown soldiers.

3. Fort Smith Confederate Monument,6th St. and Rogers Ave., Fort Smith.

4. Massard Prairie Battlefield, located .1 mile west of the corner of Red Pine Road and Morgan's Way at Fort Smith, contains the site of the 6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment's camp, attacked by Stand Watie's Confederates on July 27, 1864.

5. Fairview Cemetery (Confederate Section), near the junction of McKibben and 10th Sts. in Van Buren, contains the remains of Confederate war dead.

6. Van Buren Confederate Monument, Crawford County Courthouse, 3rd and Main St., Van Buren.

7. Clarksville Confederate Monument, Oakland Memorial Cemetery west of Montgomery Ave., Clarksville.

8. Confederate Mothers Memorial Park, Hwy. 326 and S. Gle ood Ave., Russellville.

9. Dardanelle Confederate Monument, Yell County Courthouse, Union and Front Sts., Dardanelle.