John S. Marmaduke Events

1861 Jun 17 First Battle of Boonville - Establishes Union Control of Missouri River
The First Battle of Boonville was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, occurring on June 17, 1861, near Boonville in Cooper County, Missouri. Although casualties were extremely lig...
1862 Nov 28 Battle of Cane Hill
The Battle of Cane Hill was fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas. Union troops under Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt drove Confederates under...
1863 Jan 8 Second Battle of Springfield
The Second Battle of Springfield was a battle in the American Civil War fought January 8, 1863, in Springfield, Missouri. It is sometimes known as The Battle of Springfield. (The First Ba...
1863 Jan 9
to 1863 Jan 11
 Battle of Hartville
Description: John S. Marmaduke led a Confederate raid into Missouri in early January 1863. This movement was two-pronged. Col. Joseph C. Porter led one column, comprising his Missouri Cav...
1863 Apr 26 Battle of Cape Girardeau - General Marmaduke's Second Missouri Raid Brought to an End
Description: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke sought to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil, with his combined force of about 2,000 men, at Bloomfield, Missouri. McNeil retreated and Marmaduke foll...
1863 May 1
to 1863 May 2
 Battle of Chalk Bluff - Marmaduke Abandons Offensive
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, Marmadu...
1863 Sep 10 Battle of Bayou Forche - Little Rock Falls to Union Troops
Description: On September 10, 1863, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele, Army of Arkansas commander, sent Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson’s cavalry division across the Arkansas River to move on Little Rock...
1863 Oct 25 Battle of Pine Bluff
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 Rebel...
1864 Apr 3
to 1864 Apr 4
 Battle of Elkin's Ferry - Confederates Unable to Prevent Union River Crossing
Description: During the expedition, Union forces sought a ford to cross the Little Missouri River because other roads were impassible. They reached Elkin’s Ferry before the Confederates. ...
1864 Apr 18 Battle of Poison Spring - Black Troops Massacred
Description: Dwindling supplies for his army at Camden forced Maj. Gen. Fred Steele to send out a foraging party to gather corn that the Confederates had stored about twenty miles up the ...
1864 Oct 22
to 1864 Oct 23
 Battle of Byram's Ford
Description: Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s Army of Missouri was headed west towards Kansas City and Fort Leavenworth. Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis’s Army of the Border, in and around Westport,...
1864 Oct 25 Battle of Marais des Cygnes
Description: Maj. Gen. Sterling Price led an expedition into Missouri which Union forces under Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis and Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton finally countered around Kansas ...
1864 Oct 25 Battle of Mine Creek
Description: About six miles south of Trading Post, where the Marais de Cygnes engagement had occurred, the brigades of Col. Frederick W. Benteen and Col. John F. Phillips, of Maj. Gen. A...