A second find was examples of Money printed by the Pine Bluff Telegraph Company which established that telegraph companies system, and which previous to that was unknown to researchers as far as I can tell. Finding how those telegraph Lines ran confirmed why the Camp White Sulphur Springs encampment was located were it was on the "Telegraph road" between Pine Bluff and Princeston. That same road was also known as the 'Lower Princeston Road' and is now known as the 'Sulphur Springs road' Ark. hwy 54. The present day "Princeston Pike" in Pine Bluff in 1862 was known as the "Pine Bluff to Benton Road". That road was also known sometimes as the 'upper Princeston Road'. That is because the Pine Bluff to Benton road forked in what is now Grant county and the southern branch went south to Princeston, and was a better route to Princeston during wet weather althought it was a longer route. While the upper branch went to Benton.
However it was the 'Lower Princeston Road' which was the direct route to Princeston where the Pine Bluff Telegraph Company had a terminal and therefore it was the 'Lower Princeston Road' which was used as the Telegraph route for reasons already explained. From Princeston their telegraph line branched to go to Arkadelphia and to Camden. Can you guess where the Arkansas Military Academy was at Tulip as it relates to the Telegraph line between Princeston and Camden?
This has lead to many good historians like, Ed Bearse and others, to misinterpreting for example, the movement of Marmadukes attack on Pine Bluff in October 1863. It also explains why Princeston was such and important place in many operations in south Arkansas. It may be a minor point I know, But yes, I will agree that understanding the importance of the Telegraph would be vital to understanding military operations in Arkansas even if NO messages were ever sent over those wires relative to a certain Battle.