Date:
- April 18, 1864
Location:
- Grant County, Arkansas
Campaign:
Principal Union Commander:
- Major General Frederick Steele
- Brigadier General Samuel Rice
Principal Confederate Commander:
Union Forces Engaged:
- Department of Arkansas
Confederate Forces Engaged:
- Army of Arkansas
Estimated Union Losses:
- 521 (63 killed, 413 wounded, and 45 missing) (incomplete reports)
Estimated Confederate Losses:
- 443 casualties (86 killed, 356 wounded, and 1 missing) (incomplete reports)
Result:
- Union Victory
Significant Event:
There are accounts that members of the 2nd Kansas Colored regiment shot some Confederate wounded near Rice’s line in retaliation for the murder of African-American captives at the Battle of Poison Spring and the Battle of Marks’ Mills.
