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On July 5, 1864, a battalion of the 4th Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.) left Little Rock on a scouting mission toward Caddo Gap. They fought small bands of Confederate soldiers each day before arriving at Farr’s Mill, where Gulpha Creek meets the Ouachita River. Union scouts were attacked in Hot Springs on present-day Central Avenue, then men of Cook’s and Crawford’s companies struck the 4th Arkansas at Farr’s Mill. They were repulsed, losing 4 dead and 6 wounded, while the 4th had 12 casualties in the expedition.
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Hot Springs, Arkansas · United States
