Date:
- April 25, 1864
Location:
- Cleveland County, Arkansas
Campaign:
Principal Union Commander:
- Lieutenant Colonel Francis Drake
Principal Confederate Commander:
- Brigadier General James M. Fagan
Union Forces Engaged:
- Fagan’s wagon train detachment
- 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment
Confederate Forces Engaged:
- Fagan’s Cavalry Brigade
Estimated Union Losses:
- Roughly 1,500 (100 killed, 1,400 captured)
Estimated Confederate Losses:
- 293 (41 killed, 108 wounded, 144 missing)
Result:
- Confederate Victory
Significant Event:
- Drake later reported that the Rebels captured “a large number” of blacks and pro-Union Arkansans accompanying the column who they subsequently “inhumanly butchered.”