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Arkansas Confederate Monuments
It is located on the east side of the State Capitol Bldg, 4th St., Little Rock, AR. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 26 April, 1996.
One of the monuments, placed near the Battle of Poison Springs in 1929 by the H. L. Grinstead UDC Chapter No. 575 of Camden (now defunct), had been displaced and left lying in the woods for several years. Another monument marking the battle at a location three miles westward, placed by the Arkansas History Commission in 1936, had been pushed into a road ditch.
 Ouachita Confederate MonumentThe Ouachita Confederate Monument was created in 1914 in Camden. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1996. It is located on the Courthouse Lawn - Jefferson Street between Harrison Street and Scott Alley, Camden, AR.
Restoration of Monument in Arkadelphia
Within six months the UDC-CSA Fund raised the amount necessary to restore the monument and entered into a contract with Ran Clamp of Memorial Design, Inc. of Elberton, Georgia.  Generous donations for the restoration fund have been received from across Arkansas, as well as from other states across the South. The chapters of the Arkansas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy with help from the Arkansas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans have worked together to make the fund raising a success. In February of 2002 the monument left for Georgia to undergo restoration. The only part of the original monument that had to be made from new marble was the rifle. The rifle was so fragmented, with many of the pieces of the gun never found, that a new rifle had to be carved. A Confederate re-enactor of Elbert County, Georgia, helped with the design of the gun. With the work completed in Georgia, the monument was crated and returned to Arkansas by truck and Ron Clamp and his assistant Wayne Shoemaker began the process of erecting the Confederate Memorial Monument on the original site at the Clark County Courthouse in Arkadelphia. After two long days of work the 1,600 pound Confederate soldier again stood atop its 20 foot pedestal on August 11, 2002.
The Confederate Monument of Arkadelphia was originally dedicated on May 27, 1911. The Monument was carved by the McNeill Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia, out of white Italian marble at a cost of $1,500.00. The Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1996. The re-dedication program was held at the monument site at the Clark County Courthouse at 2:00 pm on Saturday October 12, 2002. This restoration project is seen as only the beginning of continued fund raising, restoration, and maintenance of the Confederate Sculptures in Arkansas. Additional projects are already in the planning stages and fund raising is continuing. We must preserve the history and heritage that our ancestors gave us, just as they recognized the history that came before them. UDC-CSA Fund Committee 2001-2002 Mrs. James P. Crouch (Jean) Dora Kate Lee Honorary UDC Division Member, Arkansas Commander Military Order of Stars and Bars Mr. Glenn Railsback, III Arkansas Division Treasurer DeeLois Lawrence Email the Arkansas Division UDC
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Battle of Poison Springs
With the approval of the Parks Dept. to locate both monuments inside the park, they were moved, set in place and a rededication ceremony was held on April 19, 2008, the date of the park’s Living History Day. The monuments are set near the entrance to the park on Highway 76 where they can be viewed from the highway by passersby.
Two other historic parks, Marks’ Mills and Jenkins’ Ferry, commemorate the Battle of Poison Springs that took place in the spring of 1864 that was part of the Union Army’s Red River Campaign.