On Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m., the 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery will be demonstrating the use of Civil War artillery in a program at Honey Springs Battlefield. This event is free and open to the public.

The group will portray Captain Roswell W. Lee’s Battery, which formed part of the Confederate artillery line at the Battle of Honey Springs. This program will include at least one shot 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 the director of the 1st Arkansas Mountain Artillery. We highly recommend that visitors, especially those sensitive to loud noise, bring their own hearing protection to this program.

For more information, call 918-617-7125 or email honeysprings@history.ok.gov.

Honey Springs Battlefield is located east of US Highway 69 between Oktaha and Rentiesville. The Visitor Center is located on a hill near the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in Rentiesville. Take the second left after reaching the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame Museum (driving from the west).

Honey Springs Battlefield is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications, the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit okhistory.org.