April 13, 1973, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Mansfield Battle Park. By 1982, there were seven Confederate monuments at the park. For a period during 1986 and 1987, the site was closed due to state budgetary issues. In 2001, the Civil War Preservation Trust listed Mansfield, where the state acreage had grown to as one of the 10 most endangered Civil War battlefield sites. By 2006 the battlefield had been dropped from the endangered list. The park's first new monument in decades was added in 2010. It honored Louisiana Confederate troops and was paid for by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the UDC. Renovations at the park occurred in 2012. As of 2023, the site contains of trails, in addition to the museum. Battle reenactments, musket demonstrations, and other activities are sometimes held at the park. References Sources Louisiana State Historic Sites American Civil War battlefields Red River campaign National Register of Historic Places in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana