Battle of Marks' Mills
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The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Marks' Mills canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Mark's Mills
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Battle of Marks Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate Major General Sterling Price
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Major General Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Camden Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis M. Drake
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Frederick Salomon NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Fagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Cabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Marks' Mills Battleground State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | April 25, 1864 ⓘ |
| description | Confederate forces ambushed a Union supply column ⓘ |
| followedBy | retreat of Union forces from Camden ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater (Trans-Mississippi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Confederate forces suffered relatively light casualties
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Union forces suffered heavy casualties and captures ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | site commemorated as a historic battlefield ⓘ |
| location |
Cleveland County, Arkansas
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near Marks' Mill, Arkansas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Confederate ambush of Union wagon train
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heavy Union losses in prisoners ⓘ |
| objective | escort Union supply train to Camden, Arkansas ⓘ |
| outcome |
Union defeat
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Union supply column captured or destroyed ⓘ large number of Union troops captured ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Poison Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Camden, Arkansas
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Pine Bluff, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to failure of Union Camden Expedition
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weakened Union position in southern Arkansas ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | ambush ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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