Battle of Pine Bluff
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On October 25, 1863, Colonel Powell Clayton of the 5th Kansas Cavalry successfully repulsed efforts by Confederate Brigadier-General John Marmaduke to retake Pine Bluff. Cotton bales hastily placed around the county courthouse and surrounding city streets provided effective barricades for the defenders.
See also
References
- Kennedy, Frances H. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd Edition. Houghton Mifflin: New York, 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.
External links
- Battle of Pine Bluff at the American Battlefield Protection Program
- Battle of Pine Bluff at Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
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