Battle of Bayou Meto

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Battle of Bayou Meto
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 27, 1863 (1863-08-27)
Location
Near present-day Jacksonville, Arkansas
34°50′33″N 92°07′12″W / 34.84250°N 92.12000°W / 34.84250; -92.12000
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
 Confederate States  United States
Commanders and leaders
Confederate States of America John S. Marmaduke
John W. Davidson
Casualties and losses
Unknown 45 or 46

The Battle of Bayou Meto, also known as the Battle of Reed's Bridge, was fought near present-day

Marmaduke-Walker duel, during which a Confederate general was killed. In 2002, part of the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bayou Meto Battlefield
.

Background

Main article: Little Rock campaign
Battle of Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas
Brownsville
Brownsville
Little Rock
Little Rock
Helena
Helena

In early 1863, during the

Little Rock on August 10 and 11.[4]

His men reached

Bayou Meto River, which was 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Little Rock.[6]

Battle

Map of Bayou Meto Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program

The Confederate position at Bayou Meto was near the present-day location of Jacksonville, Arkansas. A small skirmish was fought there on August 26, but the next day saw Davidson advance with his main force.[9] The action began when part of the 10th Illinois Cavalry Regiment ran into Confederate soldiers 5 miles (8 km) from the bayou. The Illinois cavalrymen forced the Confederates to retreat for 2 miles (3 km), and then the rest of Colonel John Montgomery Glover's brigade was deployed. Marmaduke had Shelby's Iron Brigade (commanded at this time by B. Frank Gordon) and a brigade commanded by Colonel William L. Jeffers arrayed between the Union troops and the bayou. A Union attack drove the Confederates back to defenses constructed in front of the bayou, and Marmaduke's men were driven back across the bridge by an attack from the 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment and the 32nd Iowa Infantry Regiment.[10]

With his troops across Bayou Meto, Marmaduke had the bridge burned. A charge by the Union

flank,[9] and then retired at sunset[6] to Brownsville.[9] The Union force had lost either seven men killed and 38 wounded[13] or a total of 46 men during the battle.[14] Full Confederate losses are not known, but at least two men were killed, in addition to several wounded.[12]

Aftermath

Despite winning the battle,

Arkadelphia.[17] Part of the battlefield was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2002, as the Bayou Meto Battlefield.[9]

References

  1. ^ DeBlack 1994, p. 59.
  2. ^ DeBlack 1994, pp. 64–65.
  3. ^ DeBlack 1994, p. 84.
  4. ^ DeBlack 1994, pp. 88–90.
  5. ^ DeBlack 1994, pp. 90–91.
  6. ^ a b c d DeBlack 1994, p. 91.
  7. ^ Huff 1963, p. 227.
  8. ^ Huff 1963, p. 229.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Christ, Mark K. (June 6, 2016). "Action at Bayou Meto". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ^ Christ 2002, pp. 16–17.
  11. ^ Christ 2002, p. 18.
  12. ^ a b c Christ 2002, p. 19.
  13. ^ a b c DeBlack 1994, p. 92.
  14. ^ Huff 1963, p. 230.
  15. ^ a b Castel 1993, p. 155.
  16. ^ Huff 1964, p. 38.
  17. ^ DeBlack 1994, pp. 92–94.

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