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Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, (April 30, 1864), US Civil War

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The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (April 30, 1864), also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought at Jenkins' Ferry, southwest of Little Rock (present-day Grant County, Arkansas), during the American Civil War. It was the climactic battle of Steele's Camden Expedition, a part of the Red River Campaign. As a result of the battle, Federal forces could complete a retreat from a precarious position at Camden to their defenses at Little Rock.

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