The Battle of Marks' Mill

At the Battle of Marks' Mill, fought here on April 25, 1864, General James F. Fagan's division of Confederate cavalry achieved a complete victory by surprising and capturing a Union supply train of 2000 men and 240 wagonloads of supplies, while Union commander General Powell Clayton narrowly escaped capture by fleeing with a small detachment. Captain Richard Tunstall Banks, serving under General James Fagan at Marks' Mill, had also engaged in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, and Jenkins Ferry.

Arkansas · United States