| Battle of Chalk Bluff |
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Trans-Mississippi Theater
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Marmaduke’s Second Expedition into Missouri
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| Outcome: |
Confederate victory (tactical)
Union victory (strategic)
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| Combatants |
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2nd Division,
Army of the Frontier
Force under command of
Brig. Gen. John McNeil
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Marmaduke's cavalry division
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| Casualties |
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120
Killed: 23
Wounded: 44
Missing/captured: 53
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210
Killed: 30
Wounded: 60
Missing/captured: 120
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NPS Battle Summary
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. [1]
References
- ↑ NPS.gov: NPS Battle Summaries
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