Camden Water Battery
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The Camden Water Battery is a series of defenses established along the banks of the Ouachita River in Camden, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. These defenses, little more than a series of rifle pits, were built during the fall of 1864, and were designed to address a weakness in Camden's defense that had been observed by both Confederate and Union forces during the failed Camden Expedition, an effort by Union forces to reach Shreveport, Louisiana, from Little Rock. The defenses are believed to have been built by Texas troops stationed there after the withdrawal of Union forces.
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United States, United States,
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
Location: 33.6, -92.9167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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Camden Expedition ⓘ
1864 military campaign during the American Civil War -
Battle of Poison Spring ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Fort Lookout ⓘ
place in Arkansas listed on National Register of historic Places -
Fort Southerland ⓘ
Arkansas site of a Civil War engagement, part of the Camden Expedition
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Camden Expedition | United States, Confederate States of America, offensive, Sterling Price, Edmund Kirby Smith, military campaign, Frederick Steele | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Poison Spring | battle, Confederate States Army, United States Army | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Fort Lookout | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Southerland | redoubt | Wikidata | |