Of the four major expeditions, one looked to explore the Red River Valley — to the frontiers of Texas -- but became the most disastrous of all. The idea of a trek along the Red River to ...

Red River Army Depot is located in an area commonly known as the Four States Area. The Depot is situated in Northeast Texas. Texarkana is unique as it is divided into both Texas and Arkansas.

Captain Richard Sparks, Thomas Freeman, and Peter Custis led a team along the Red River into Southwest Arkansas and into North Texas to the sourcewaters of the Red River in what is now the ...