Atlas of Battles

US state, 28 engagements

Battles in Arkansas

28 engagements in the atlas lie within Arkansas: 26 battles and 2 sieges between 1783 and 1864. Most belong to American Civil War (24), Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War (3), American Revolutionary War (1).

Colbert raidBattle of Pea RidgeBattle of Saint CharlesBattle of St. CharlesBattle of Cotton PlantBattle of Cane HillBattle of Prairie GroveVan Buren raidBattle of Arkansas PostBattle of Chalk BluffBattle of FayettevilleBattle of HelenaBattle of Brownsville, ArkansasBattle of Bayou MetoBattle of Devil's BackboneSkirmish at Ashley's MillsBattle of Bayou FourcheBattle of Pine BluffBattle of Prairie D'AneBattle of Elkin's FerryBattle of Old River LakeSkirmish at Terre Noire CreekBattle of Poison SpringBattle of Marks' MillsBattle of Jenkins' FerryBattle of Massard PrairieBattle of Fort SmithAction at Ashley's StationMemphisTulsaLittle RockFayettevilleFort SmithTexarkanaJacksonConwayJonesboroPine Bluff200 km35.046N, 92.497W
28 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 April 1783Colbert raidArkansas Post, ArkansasAmerican Revolutionary War
1862Battle of Pea RidgeBenton County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
17 June 1862Battle of Saint CharlesArkansas County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
17 June 1862Battle of St. CharlesArkansas County, ArkansasTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
7 July 1862Battle of Cotton PlantWoodruff County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
28 November 1862Battle of Cane HillCane Hill Battlefield, ArkansasTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
7 December 1862Battle of Prairie GroveWashington County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
28 December 1862Van Buren raidVan Buren, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
1863Battle of Arkansas PostArkansas Post, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
1863Battle of Chalk BluffDunklin County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
18 April 1863Battle of FayettevilleFayetteville, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
4 July 1863Battle of HelenaPhillips County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
25 August 1863Battle of Brownsville, ArkansasLonoke County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
27 August 1863Battle of Bayou MetoPulaski County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
1 September 1863Battle of Devil's BackboneSebastian County, ArkansasTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
7 September 1863Skirmish at Ashley's MillsScott, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
10 September 1863Battle of Bayou FourchePulaski County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
25 October 1863Battle of Pine BluffJefferson County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
1864Battle of Prairie D'AneArkansasAmerican Civil War
1864Battle of Elkin's FerryClark County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
1864Battle of Old River LakeChicot County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
2 April 1864Skirmish at Terre Noire CreekClark County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
18 April 1864Battle of Poison SpringOuachita County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
25 April 1864Battle of Marks' MillsCleveland County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
30 April 1864Battle of Jenkins' FerrySaline County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
27 July 1864Battle of Massard PrairieSebastian County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
31 July 1864Battle of Fort SmithFort Smith, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
24 August 1864Action at Ashley's StationPrairie County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War