In 1864, the Battle of Poison Spring became a site of horrific war crimes
History
During the American Civil War, a routine forage mission turned into a site of unimaginable brutality when Confederate forces targeted African American soldiers in a violation of the rules of war.
In April 1864, the Battle of Poison Spring in Arkansas became one of the darkest chapters of the American Civil War. While the battle began as a struggle over a Union supply wagon train, it ended in a horrific massacre.