Battle of Pine Bluff

Battle of Pine Bluff
Part of the American Civil War
DateOctober 25, 1863 (1863-10-25)
Location34°13′47″N 92°00′12″W / 34.22972°N 92.00333°W / 34.22972; -92.00333
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States Powell Clayton Confederate States of America John S. Marmaduke
Units involved
Post of Pine Bluff Marmaduke's Division
Strength
550 cavalry and militia,
300 freedmen,
9 guns
2,000 cavalry,
12 guns
Casualties and losses
16 dead and 40 wounded or missing 41 dead, wounded or missing
Pine Bluff is located in Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff
Location within Arkansas

The Battle of Pine Bluff, also known as the Action at Pine Bluff, was an engagement fought on October 25, 1863 in Jefferson County, Arkansas during the American Civil War. The Post of Pine Bluff, a United States garrison commanded by Colonel Powell Clayton, successfully defended the town against attacks led by Confederate Brigadier-General John S. Marmaduke's cavalry division. Much of the fighting took place near Jefferson Courthouse, which the Confederates tried unsuccessfully to set ablaze. The Union victory ensured Pine Bluff was occupied by U.S. forces until the end of the war.[1]

  1. ^ The Conservation Fund (1998). Kennedy, Frances H. (ed.). The Civil War Battlefield Guide (2nd ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 233. ISBN 0-395-74012-6. OCLC 917572471. OL 3494237W.

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