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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| atrocity | massacre of Black Union soldiers at Poison Spring ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommander | Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignOutcome | Union withdrawal to Little Rock ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy | Army of the Trans-Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
E. Kirby Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateForceStrength | approximately 12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalIssue |
loss of Union supply trains at Poison Spring and Marks’ Mills
ⓘ
severe supply shortages for Union forces ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Marks’ Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Poison Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Prairie D’Ane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union capture of Little Rock in 1863 ⓘ |
| primaryBase | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-03-23 ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | limited Union success west of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Department of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionForceStrength | approximately 8,500 soldiers ⓘ |
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