Artillery Demonstration with the 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery
Schedule
Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
423159 E 1030 Road , Checotah, OK, United States, Oklahoma 74426 | Checotah, OK
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On Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m., The 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery will be demonstrating the use of a Civil War artillery in a program free to the public.The group will be portraying Captain Roswell W. Lee’s Battery which made up the confederate artillery line at the Battle of Honey Springs. This program will consist of approximately two shots from a Mountain Howitzer—an artillery piece seen on both sides of the conflict at Honey Springs—and a program featuring Jim Spillars, a living historian from Fayetteville, Arkansas and director of the 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery. We highly recommend that visitors (especially those sensitive to loud noises) bring personal hearing protection to this program.
For more information regarding Honey Springs Battlefield, call 918-617-7125. You can also email [email protected].
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