Battle of Poison Spring

When

18 Apr 1864

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

33.64° N, 93.01° W

Description

1864 battle of the American Civil War

1864 American Civil War battle

The Battle of Poison Spring, also known as the Poison Spring massacre, was fought in Ouachita County, Arkansas, on April 18, 1864, as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American Civil War. A Union force commanded by Major General Frederick Steele had moved from Little Rock, Arkansas, in support of Major General Nathaniel Banks's movement along the Red River towards Shreveport, Louisiana.

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