Union Forces Commanded by: Lt. Col. Francis Drake
Confederate Forces Commanded by: Brig. Gen. James B. Fagan
**Missing and Captured Conclusion: Confederate Victory |
BATTLE SUMMARY
A Union force escorted 240 wagons from Camden to Pine Bluff to pick up supplies and transport them back to Maj. Gen. Fred Steele's army. On April 20, a Union supply train from Pine Bluff, Arkansas arrived with 10 days half-rations. On the 23rd, Gen. Shelby crossed the Ouachita River to raid Union supply routes. The following day Brig. Gen. James B. Fagan learned that the Union supply train had left Camden under heavy guard, returning to Pine Bluff.