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Other Name: None
State: Arkansas
Location: Clay County
Campaign: Marmaduke’s Second Expedition into Missouri (1863)
Dates: May 1-2, 1863
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Brig. Gen. William Vandever
confederate  Confederate States: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke
Forces Engaged: union  Union States: 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier and force under command of Brig. Gen. John McNeil
confederate  Confederate States: Marmaduke’s Cavalry Division
Estimated Casualties: Unknown
Results: Result(s): Confederate tactical victory (The results, however, forced Marmaduke to end his expedition, making this a Union strategic victory.)
Description:

Union Brig. Gen. William Vandever pursued Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke to Chalk Bluff, where the Confederates hoped to cross the St. Francis River. To ford the river, Marmaduke established a rearguard that received heavy punishment on May 1-2. Although most of Marmaduke’s raiders crossed the St. Francis River, they suffered heavy casualties and therefore ended the expedition.
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