Battle of Pine Bluff

Battle of Pine Bluff
Part of the American Civil War
Date October 25, 1863 Location Pine Bluff, Arkansas Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Powell Clayton	John Marmaduke
Strength
850	2,000
Casualties and losses
56	40

The Battle of Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in Arkansas. Union troops under Colonel Powell Clayton, having taken Pine Bluff on September 17, remained in the town with the 5th Kansas Cavalry and the 1st Indiana Cavalry. The Confederates, led by John S. Marmaduke, attempted to retake the town by attacking from three sides. The Union garrison, supported by 300 recently freed slaves, set up barricades in the courthouse square using cotton bales, along with nine cannons. Marmaduke made several attacks on the square but was unsuccessful.

See also

• Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War
• List of American Civil War battles
• Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

References

• Kennedy, Frances H. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd Edition. Houghton Mifflin: New York, 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.
• National Park Service Battle Description

Coordinates: 34°13′48″N 92°00′12″W / 34.2299568°N 92.0034548°W / 34.2299568; -92.0034548

Arkansas in the American Civil War 1861 Seizure of Little Rock Arsenal 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Whitney's Lane Battle of Saint Charles Battle of Cotton Plant Battle of Cane Hill Battle of Prairie Grove 1863 Battle of Arkansas Post Battle of Chalk Bluff Battle of Helena Battle of Devil's Backbone Battle of Bayou Fourche Battle of Pine Bluff 1864 Battle of Elkin's Ferry Battle of Prairie D'Ane Battle of Poison Spring Battle of Marks' Mills Battle of Jenkins' Ferry Battle of Old River Lake Battle of Fort Smith Reconstruction Arkansas Militia in Reconstruction Units Arkansas Militia in the Civil War List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units List of Arkansas Civil War Union units