Camden Expedition

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The Camden Expedition was a failed 1864 Union offensive in Arkansas during the American Civil War, marked by Confederate victories that helped secure control of the Trans-Mississippi region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union military operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Steele’s Camden Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Camden Expedition
atrocity massacre of Black Union soldiers at Poison Spring ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignCommander Frederick Steele ⓘ
campaignOutcome Union withdrawal to Little Rock ⓘ
campaignTheater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
category Battles and campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Military operations of the American Civil War in Arkansas ⓘ
commander Frederick Steele ⓘ
ConfederateArmy Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
ConfederateCommander E. Kirby Smith ⓘ
linked to: Edmund Kirby Smith

Sterling Price ⓘ
ConfederateForceStrength approximately 12,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect disrupted Union plans to dominate Arkansas and northern Louisiana ⓘ
helped secure Confederate control of much of the Trans-Mississippi region ⓘ
endDate 1864-05-03 ⓘ
followedBy continued Confederate resistance in Arkansas ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1864 in the American Civil War ⓘ
location Arkansas ⓘ
logisticalIssue loss of Union supply trains at Poison Spring and Marks’ Mills ⓘ
severe supply shortages for Union forces ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry ⓘ
Battle of Marks’ Mills ⓘ
Battle of Poison Spring ⓘ
Battle of Prairie D’Ane ⓘ
objective capture Shreveport, Louisiana, the Confederate Trans-Mississippi capital ⓘ
secure Union control of southwest Arkansas ⓘ
support the Red River Campaign in Louisiana ⓘ
opposingCommander E. Kirby Smith ⓘ
linked to: Edmund Kirby Smith

Sterling Price ⓘ
partOf Red River Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign
precededBy Union capture of Little Rock in 1863 ⓘ
primaryBase Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate 1864-03-23 ⓘ
state Arkansas ⓘ
strategicSignificance limited Union success west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
UnionArmy Department of Arkansas ⓘ
UnionCommander Frederick Steele ⓘ
UnionForceStrength approximately 8,500 soldiers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Camden Expedition ⓘ
Camden Expedition → alsoKnownAs → Steele’s Camden Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Camden Expedition
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry → partOf → Camden Expedition ⓘ
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry → associatedWith → Camden Expedition of 1864 ⓘ
linked to: Camden Expedition
Battle of Marks' Mills → campaign → Camden Expedition ⓘ
Battle of Poison Spring → partOf → Camden Expedition ⓘ