Battle of Poison Spring

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The Battle of Poison Spring was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, notable for a Confederate victory and the massacre of Black Union soldiers by Confederate and allied Native American forces.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Poison Spring Massacre
belligerent Black Union troops
Choctaw Confederate troops
linked to: Choctaw forces

Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
causeOf loss of Union supply wagons
characterizedAs war crime against Black Union soldiers
commemoratedBy Poison Springs Battleground State Park
ConfederateCasualties approximately 114 casualties
ConfederateCommander John S. Marmaduke
Samuel B. Maxey
ConfederateStrength approximately 3,600 men
ConfederateUnit Marmaduke’s Cavalry Division
Maxey’s Indian Brigade
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date April 18, 1864
followedBy Battle of Marks’ Mills
hasSite Poison Springs Battleground State Park
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Trans-Mississippi West
involvedEthnicGroup African American soldiers
Choctaw soldiers
other Native American Confederate troops
location Arkansas
Ouachita County, Arkansas
notableFor killing of Black soldiers after they attempted to surrender
massacre of Black Union soldiers
objective protect a Union forage train
partOf Camden Expedition
Red River Campaign
linked to: Red River campaign
precededBy Union occupation of Camden, Arkansas
relatedTo Battle of Marks’ Mills
Fort Pillow massacre
racial violence in the American Civil War
result Confederate victory
stateHistoricSiteOf Arkansas state park system
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater
UnionCasualties approximately 301 total casualties
UnionCasualtiesKilled over 100 killed
UnionCasualtiesMissing over 100 missing or captured
UnionCommander James M. Williams
UnionStrength approximately 1,100 men
UnionUnit 13th Kansas Infantry Regiment
1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment
Battery E, 2nd U.S. Colored Artillery (Light)
year 1864

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Army of the Trans-Mississippi engagedIn Battle of Poison Spring
Camden Expedition notableEngagement Battle of Poison Spring
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry precededBy Battle of Poison Spring
Battle of Marks' Mills precededBy Battle of Poison Spring