Recognized nationally as one of America's
most intact Civil War battlefields, Prairie
Grove Battlefield State Park protects the
battle site and interprets the Battle of Prairie
Grove, where on December 7, 1862, the
Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi
clashed with the Union Army of the Frontier
in a day of fierce fighting resulting in about
2,700 casualties. is
marked the last
major Civil War
engagement
in Northwest
Arkansas.
Here you can walk over hallowed
ground where history happened.
Walk along the ridge and in the
valley where the heaviest fighting
took place. Follow the one-mile
Battlefield Trail or travel the park's
five-mile driving tour. Tour the
historic structures in the Ozark
village.
Begin your park visit at Hindman
Hall, the park's battlefield museum
and visitor center. Interactive exhibits
interpreting and detailing the Battle of
Prairie Grove bring that history alive.
ey share stories about the battle, how
the landscape affected and shaped the
strategic decisions made by both armies,
and the Civil War's devastating local
effect.
Prairie Grove
Battlefield
State Park is rich
in local history
Prairie Grove
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Volunteers take part in a re-enactment
of the Battle of Prairie Grove at
Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove.
The battle took place Dec. 7, 1862
between 12,000 Confederate and
10,000 Federal soldiers.
Photos courtesy of Andy Shupe
NWA Democrat-Gazette
By Sarah Haney
8 – 2018 West Washington County Directory
