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The McClellan family homestead stands at McClellan Road in New Edinburg, AR. This is where Civil War Veteran and POW James Samuel McClellan called home during his last days. He was taken prisoner during the battle of Vicksburg. 

The Spears family homestead stands at Mount Lebanon Road in New Edinburg, AR. Civil War Veteran Charles H. Spears called this farm his home in his last days. Arkansas 2nd Cavalry.

What once was an expanse of rolling fields is now a natural growth hardwood and pine forest. 

The private park and cemetery are situated on land on the Marks Cemetery Road off AR HWY 97. The State Park is at the "Y" of AR HWY 8 / AR  HWY 97. 

Many of the founding members of New Edinburg and surrounding communities are resting in this cemetery.

The Marks Homestead stood less than a mile from the battle of Marks Mill and served as a field hospital for the wounded. It was here that 100 were buried in the orchard.

Now a private company road leased by the Denton Hunting Club, This trail was one time flanked by clear land as far as the eye could see. Ditches for irrigation can still be found next to the road today. This road is where the confederate cavalry marched after creating a bridge with hewn timbers at William's Crossing in the Wagnon Community, Bradley County, AR.

Named Marks Crossing due to the Marks Family that lived on the west side of the bank. A bridge was partially present. The Union Army camped here before crossing the Moro Creek. 

April rains brought tremendous flooding to the Moro Creek. The Union Army hewn timbers and laid them across the Moro Creek in order to be able to cross. Evidence of the wagon train crossing is still present today. 

This creek was crossed by confederate and union troops on their march to Pine Bluff. This particular photo was taken at where the road comes through by Bryant Spur Road in New Edinburg, AR. 

Bill Watts told of a story to which his great grand father witnessed after the battle of Marks Mill to which a Union Officer was buried here and the men burying him threatened a curse upon them if they ever disturbed the grave. It is also of note that the Camden-Pine Bluff road was through here. A slave cemetery was at the corner of Scott Road and Mt. Lebanon as well as a home that doubled as a field hospital. 

Palmettos are seen growing in abundance wild on the Poteet Road next to the Moro Creek.