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

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 precari...