Battle of Bayou Meto

The Battle of Bayou Meto, also known as the Battle of Reed's Bridge, was fought near present-day Jacksonville, Arkansas, along the Bayou Meto River, on August 27, 1863. During the American Civil War, Union forces left Helena, Arkansas, to move against the Confederate-held state capital of Little Rock. Part of the Union command, under Brigadier General John W. Davidson, defeated Confederate cavalry commanded by Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke on August 25, in the Battle of Brownsville. After the action at Brownsville, the Confederates fell back to the Bayou Meto. Union attacks on August 27 succeeded in pushing Marmaduke's men back across the bayou, but were unable to break the Confederate line. Davidson withdrew back to Brownsville after the fighting. The Union advance resumed on September 6, and Little Rock surrendered on September 10, after the Battle of Bayou Fourche. Tensions exacerbated during the action at Bayou Meto contributed to the Marmaduke-Walker duel, during which a Confederate general was killed. In 2002, part of the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bayou Meto Battlefield.

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1863 Wikidata
Battle of Reed's Bridge
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USS Razorback,

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1863 Battle of Bayou Meto

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1863 Battle of Brownsville, Arkansas

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1863 Skirmish at Ashley's Mills

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1863 Battle of Bayou Fourche

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1865 Skirmish at Hickory Station

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Brownsville, Arkansas	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Bayou Meto	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Skirmish at Ashley's Mills	United States, Confederate States of America, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Bayou Fourche	United States Army, battle, Confederate States Army, engagement	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Skirmish at Hickory Station	skirmish, 112th United States Colored Infantry	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Razorback	Turkish Naval Forces, attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1941	USS Hoga	tug	Wikidata
site	fort	1894	Fort Logan H. Roots	fort, military base	Wikidata
site	fort	1900	Post of Pine Bluff	outpost, garrison, United States Army	Wikidata

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