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Battles -
Battle Summaries
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| Battle Name: |
Pine Bluff |
| Other Names: |
None |
| State: |
Arkansas |
| Location: |
Jefferson County |
| Campaign: |
Advance on Little Rock (1863) |
| Dates: |
October 25, 1863 |
| Principal Commanders: |
Col. Powell Clayton [US]; Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke [CS] |
| Forces Engaged: |
Pine Bluff Garrison (two under-strength cavalry regiments and a company of state militia) [US];
division [CS] |
| Estimated Casualties: |
Total unknown (US 56; CS unknown) |
| Description: |
At 8:00 am, October 25, Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran
into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s men advancing. After some fire, the Rebels, under a flag of truce, came
forward demanding surrender. Lt. M.F. Clark answered that there would be no surrender. Clayton slowly retreated
back into Pine Bluff. In the meantime, about 300 African-American soldiers rolled cotton bales out of the
warehouses for barricades to protect court square. After failing to take the square by force, the Rebels attempted to
burn out the Union forces but to no avail. The Confederate forces retired, leaving Pine Bluff to the Federals. |
| Results: |
Union victory |
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