Battle of Pine Bluff

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Battle of Pine Bluff (October 25, 1863) was a battle fought after the fall of Little Rock, Arkansas to United States forces during the American Civil War.

Battle

On October 25, 1863, Colonel Powell Clayton of the 5th Kansas Cavalry successfully repulsed efforts by Confederate Brigadier-General John Marmaduke to retake Pine Bluff. Cotton bales hastily placed around the county courthouse and surrounding city streets provided effective barricades for the defenders.

See also

References

  • Kennedy, Frances H. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd Edition. Houghton Mifflin: New York, 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.

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