The Battle of Elkin's Ferry, also known as Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, was fought in Clark and Nevada counties in Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American Civil War.
The Little Missouri at Elkin's Ferry
The Camden Expedition was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army in Arkansas during the Civil War. The offensive was designed to cooperate with Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks' movement against Shreveport.
Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, commander of the Department of Arkansas
Gen. E. Kirby Smith's strategy was to isolate Banks' and Steele's armies and annihilate each one separately.
Led by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, the Confederates fought a strong defensive campaign and stopped the Union advance at Camden.
Elkin's Ferry