Battle of Jenkins Ferry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Rock
gptkb:Battle_of_Central
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces continued their retreat to Little Rock.
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,000
Confederate: 500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_S._Marmaduke
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Thayer
gptkb:General_Sterling_Price
gptkb:Major_General_Frederick_Steele
Approximately 10,000
Approximately 8,000
gptkbp:date April 30, 1864
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Marks'_Mills
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a tactical success for the Union.
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Camden Expedition
gptkbp:historical_figure General Ulysses S. Grant (indirectly involved)
General William Tecumseh Sherman (indirectly involved)
gptkbp:historical_impact Delayed Confederate advances.
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the resilience of Union forces.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Jenkins Ferry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical markers and reenactments.
gptkbp:key_event Skirmishes along the Saline River.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arkansas
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:1st_Arkansas_Cavalry_Regiment_(Union)
gptkb:3rd_Arkansas_Cavalry_Regiment_(Confederate)
gptkbp:military_strategy Retreat and regrouping.
gptkbp:narrative_style Part of the larger conflict in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Pine_Bluff
gptkbp:outcome Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attacks.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Rock
gptkbp:primary_source Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Protecting Union supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Arkansas River
Securing supply routes for Union forces.
gptkbp:tactics Defensive positions
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rainy and muddy.