Battle of Poison Spring
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The Battle of Poison Spring was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, notable for a Confederate victory and the massacre of Black Union soldiers by Confederate and allied Native American forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Poison Spring Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black Union troops
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Choctaw Confederate troops NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | loss of Union supply wagons ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | war crime against Black Union soldiers ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Poison Springs Battleground State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualties | approximately 114 casualties ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
John S. Marmaduke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel B. Maxey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 3,600 men ⓘ |
| ConfederateUnit |
Marmaduke’s Cavalry Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maxey’s Indian Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 18, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Marks’ Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite | Poison Springs Battleground State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Trans-Mississippi West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
African American soldiers
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Choctaw soldiers ⓘ other Native American Confederate troops ⓘ |
| location |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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Ouachita County, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
killing of Black soldiers after they attempted to surrender
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massacre of Black Union soldiers ⓘ |
| objective | protect a Union forage train ⓘ |
| partOf |
Camden Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union occupation of Camden, Arkansas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Marks’ Mills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Pillow massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ racial violence in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| stateHistoricSiteOf | Arkansas state park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | approximately 301 total casualties ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesKilled | over 100 killed ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesMissing | over 100 missing or captured ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | James M. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | approximately 1,100 men ⓘ |
| UnionUnit |
13th Kansas Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Battery E, 2nd U.S. Colored Artillery (Light) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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