Camden Expedition
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The Camden Expedition was a failed military campaign conducted by the United States Army in southwest Arkansas during the American Civil War. The Union Army's strategic offensive was designed to coope
Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, commander of the Department of Arkansas and Seventh Army Corps
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
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
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The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought on April 30, 1864, in Hot Spring and Saline counties, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Ending in a tact
Camden Expedition
…Steele decided to abandon Camden under the cover of darkness and retreated to Little Rock on April 26. Three days later, he reached the Saline River at Jenkins' Ferry and began constructing a pontoon bridge. Smith's Confederates arrived at Jenkins' Ferry on April 30 and repeatedly attacked the retreating Federals in…
A view of the battlefield from the old ferry site at Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park in 2022.