As a supporting effort to the Camden Expedition, to help fix Confederate forces at Monticello, Arkansas, and prevent them from opposing Steel's march to Camden, Arkansas, Col. Powell Clayton conducted a raid on Longview, Arkansas, a port on the Saline, southwest of Monticello. Clayton's cavalry force crossed the Saline at Mount Elba, after sweeping aside a small guard force.[1] Clayton divided his forces and sent part to establish a blocking position to the west near Marks Mill. One hundred picked men under Lieutenants Greathouse and Young were then dispatched to destroy the Confederate pontoon bridge at Longview.
On March 29, the lieutenants surprised and captured approximately 250 soldiers belonging to Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Dockery's brigade at Longview.[3] Confederate forces in the area were now alerted to the presence of Clayton's raiders and attempted to cut off Clayton's command by attacking their bridgehead at Mount Elba on March 30, 1864. Clayton was successful in re-crossing the Saline, defeating Confederate forces at the Battle of Mount Elba and returned to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with over 260 prisoners.[4] The Union's casualties throughout the expeditions were only two dead and eight missing.[5]
The first Union action of the Union expedition was a complete success, but the rest of the expedition would not go as planned.[citation needed]
^"Mount Elba Battlefield". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^"The War in Arkansas.; The Rebels Defeated at Longview Destruction of a Bridge and Train Over Three Hundred Prisoners Captured Another Pitched Battle and the Rebels again Routed Operations of Gov. Murphy. Further Particulars". The New York Times. April 7, 1864. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 34, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1892; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146033/m1/808/?q=Mount Elba Long View: accessed May 27, 2016), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department, Denton, Texas.
^Benson, Ned Harold (2011). The Ancestors and Descendants of John Lewis Benson and His Sisters and Brother: A Genealogy and Social History. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. p. 459. ISBN978-1-4670-2442-6.
battle, mount, elba, minor, skirmish, american, civil, occurring, march, 1864, mount, elba, arkansas, part, general, steele, camden, expedition, part, american, civil, wardatemarch, 1864, 1864, locationcleveland, county, arkansasresultunion, victorybelligerent. The Battle of Mount Elba was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War occurring on March 30 1864 in Mount Elba Arkansas 2 It was part of U S General Steele s Camden Expedition Battle of Mount ElbaPart of the American Civil WarDateMarch 30 1864 1864 03 30 LocationCleveland County ArkansasResultUnion victoryBelligerentsUnited States Union CSA Confederacy Commanders and leadersCol Powell Clayton 1 Brig Gen Thomas Dockery 1 Casualties and losses4130 As a supporting effort to the Camden Expedition to help fix Confederate forces at Monticello Arkansas and prevent them from opposing Steel s march to Camden Arkansas Col Powell Clayton conducted a raid on Longview Arkansas a port on the Saline southwest of Monticello Clayton s cavalry force crossed the Saline at Mount Elba after sweeping aside a small guard force 1 Clayton divided his forces and sent part to establish a blocking position to the west near Marks Mill One hundred picked men under Lieutenants Greathouse and Young were then dispatched to destroy the Confederate pontoon bridge at Longview On March 29 the lieutenants surprised and captured approximately 250 soldiers belonging to Brig Gen Thomas P Dockery s brigade at Longview 3 Confederate forces in the area were now alerted to the presence of Clayton s raiders and attempted to cut off Clayton s command by attacking their bridgehead at Mount Elba on March 30 1864 Clayton was successful in re crossing the Saline defeating Confederate forces at the Battle of Mount Elba and returned to Pine Bluff Arkansas with over 260 prisoners 4 The Union s casualties throughout the expeditions were only two dead and eight missing 5 The first Union action of the Union expedition was a complete success but the rest of the expedition would not go as planned citation needed References edit a b c Mark K Christ Action at Mount Elba Encyclopedia of Arkansas The Central Arkansas Library System Accessed 4 February 2016 http www encyclopediaofarkansas net encyclopedia entry detail aspx entryID 522 Mount Elba Battlefield American Battlefield Trust Retrieved 25 October 2021 The War in Arkansas The Rebels Defeated at Longview Destruction of a Bridge and Train Over Three Hundred Prisoners Captured Another Pitched Battle and the Rebels again Routed Operations of Gov Murphy Further Particulars The New York Times April 7 1864 Retrieved May 27 2016 United States War Department The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies Series 1 Volume 34 In Four Parts Part 1 Reports Book 1892 http texashistory unt edu ark 67531 metapth146033 m1 808 q Mount Elba Long View accessed May 27 2016 University of North Texas Libraries The Portal to Texas History http texashistory unt edu crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department Denton Texas Benson Ned Harold 2011 The Ancestors and Descendants of John Lewis Benson and His Sisters and Brother A Genealogy and Social History Bloomington IN AuthorHouse p 459 ISBN 978 1 4670 2442 6 External links editAmerican Battlefield Trust 39 05 38 N 94 25 00 W 39 0938 N 94 4168 W 39 0938 94 4168 nbsp This article about a battle of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Mount Elba amp oldid 1163044738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
