Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

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The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, fought during the Camden Expedition as part of the Red River Campaign, in which Confederate forces unsuccessfully attempted to prevent a Union army from retreating across the Saline River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aftermath end of Camden Expedition as a failure for Union offensive aims in Arkansas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Jenkins Ferry ⓘ
associatedWith Camden Expedition of 1864 ⓘ
linked to: Camden Expedition
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective cover Union retreat across the Saline River ⓘ
category April 1864 events ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas ⓘ
Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Conflicts in 1864 ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
confederateCasualties approximately 1,000 ⓘ
confederateCommander Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ
John G. Walker ⓘ
Sterling Price ⓘ
confederateObjective prevent Union army from retreating across the Saline River ⓘ
confederateStrength approximately 8,000–9,000 troops ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date April 30, 1864 ⓘ
involves Army of Arkansas (Union forces under Steele) ⓘ
Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department ⓘ
location Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas ⓘ
Saline County, Arkansas ⓘ
notableFeature fighting in deep mud and flooded ground ⓘ
partOf Camden Expedition ⓘ
Red River Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign
precededBy Battle of Marks' Mills ⓘ
Battle of Poison Spring ⓘ
preservedAt Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Saline River ⓘ
state Arkansas ⓘ
stateParkLocation Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park, Arkansas ⓘ
strategicContext Union attempt to support Red River Campaign in Louisiana from Arkansas ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union army successfully retreated to Little Rock ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederate attacks repulsed ⓘ
terrain swampy bottomland ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 700 ⓘ
unionCommander Frederick Steele ⓘ
unionStrength approximately 12,000 troops ⓘ
weather heavy rain ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Battle of Jenkins' Ferry ⓘ
Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War → notableBattle → Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Camden Expedition → notableEngagement → Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Jenkins Ferry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jenkins' Ferry