Editing Helena, Arkansas (section)

=== Fort Curtis ===
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Fort Curtis was built in August 1862 by Union soldiers and freed slaves in Helena. For the next year, it served as a command post for the Union since it was centrally located on the [[Mississippi River]].

Fort Curtis was not directly attacked during the Battle of Helena as the Confederacy focused its attacks on the outlying batteries. The Confederates charged Fort Curtis in their last attack, but the heavy artillery inside kept the attack from reaching the fort.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fort-curtis-7681/ |access-date=November 8, 2020 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>

Helena built a reproduction of Fort Curtis in 2012 that is free to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Fort Curtis |url=http://visithelenaar.com/attractions/civil-war-helena/new-fort-curtis/ |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=Helena, Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>