The remount camp at DuValls Bluff was on the River north of town and all woods. There was nothing in the woods for the thousands of mules and horses to eat, except maybe a few acorn. They kept the horses and mules on the prairie a mile or so west of camp, but raids by Doc Rayburn and others made for easy pickins. Hundreds were stolen in these raids. Check out the Battle of Jones Hay Station and Ashley's Station of August 24, 1864. In Shelby's attack he destroyed 20 wooden hay baling machines and burnt 3000 bales of hay. This happened about 6 miles west of DeValls Bluff on the railroad. They were always making it hard to feed their livestock and use the railroad. Remount Camp was setup to rotate and rest their livestock. Hundreds of horse shoes and kegs of horse shoe nails have been found in one area of these woods. The nails were fused together where the wooden kegs had rotted away. The term REMOUNT is exactly what it says. Unless you have ever raised horses, you can't imagine the amount of feed, hay and work to keep thousands of mules and horses up and working at a time when it was the main source of power and travel. In the civil war you rarely see a casualty report or the wear and tear it placed on the horses and mules of the war.