What Happened in Apr 1864

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... Read more

Battle of Mansfield - Confederates Halt Red River Campaign

Little attention has been paid nationally to the Battle of Mansfield or the Red River Campaign, perhaps because it was the last decisive... Read more

Battle of Pleasant Hill - Confederate Attack Fails

Description: By April 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard... Read more

Battle of Prairie D'Ane

Description: On April 10, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele’s Union forces, combined with Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer’s division, marched south from the... Read more

Battle of Blair's Landing

Other Names: Pleasant Hill Landing Location: Red River Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): April 12-13, 1864 Principal... Read more

Battle of Fort Pillow - Controversy Surrounds Massacre

Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history. Read more

Battle of Plymouth - Confederates Retake Union Forts

Description: In a combined operation with the CSS ram Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Monett's Ferry

The Battle of Monett's Ferry was fought on April 23, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces. The Union army was led by Nathaniel P. Banks. They... Read more

Battle of Marks' Mills - Confederates Rout Union Forces

The Battle of Marks' Mills (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Marks' Mill) occurred on April 25, 1864, in Cleveland County, Arkansas as part... Read more

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

Description: Maj. Gen. Fred Steele’s forces retreated from Camden after being mauled at Marks’ Mills and Poison Spring. On the afternoon of April... Read more