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The south Arkansas woods were filled with gunfire on that spring day in 1864 as Confederate troops ambushed a Union foraging expedition at a place called Poison Spring. In a war known for its atrocities, another occurred here when Black Union troops were killed by Confederate soldiers after they had surrendered.
Once the wrapping paper has been thrown away and the last drop of eggnog has been consumed, few people have a use for that evergreen tree that graced their home during the holiday season.