Devalls Bluff Civil War at Samantha Violet blog

Devalls Bluff Civil War. As many as 6,000 confederate troops assembled around devalls bluff in june and july of 1862 to oppose union troops moving up the white river. At the beginning of the civil war in april 1861, the area was simply a settlement with a store, a house and a boat landing. Devalls bluff was strategically important to both the union and confederate armies as a major white river port and as head of the memphis and little rock railroad. Excluding helena (phillips county), no other town in eastern arkansas held such strategic importance to the union army during the civil war. Three union men and many horses and mules were captured by confederate. May 1864 saw continued efforts to disrupt union activity in devalls bluff. With its tall bluffs towering over the white river, devalls bluff was easily defendable and became the most important port on the river during the civil war. Des arc (prairie county) and devalls bluff (prairie county) became two important union. After little rock fell to union. Several texas units occupied devalls bluff. It became a key union. Still others passed through in the months before it became a permanent, strategic union base. Affair at devalls bluff (december 13, 1864) union forces guarded a number of important outposts across the state in 1864, creating an.

Devalls bluff was strategically important to both the union and confederate armies as a major white river port and as head of the memphis and little rock railroad. Affair at devalls bluff (december 13, 1864) union forces guarded a number of important outposts across the state in 1864, creating an. With its tall bluffs towering over the white river, devalls bluff was easily defendable and became the most important port on the river during the civil war. Still others passed through in the months before it became a permanent, strategic union base. Three union men and many horses and mules were captured by confederate. As many as 6,000 confederate troops assembled around devalls bluff in june and july of 1862 to oppose union troops moving up the white river. At the beginning of the civil war in april 1861, the area was simply a settlement with a store, a house and a boat landing. Des arc (prairie county) and devalls bluff (prairie county) became two important union. May 1864 saw continued efforts to disrupt union activity in devalls bluff. Several texas units occupied devalls bluff.

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Devalls Bluff Civil War Three union men and many horses and mules were captured by confederate. Devalls bluff was strategically important to both the union and confederate armies as a major white river port and as head of the memphis and little rock railroad. As many as 6,000 confederate troops assembled around devalls bluff in june and july of 1862 to oppose union troops moving up the white river. After little rock fell to union. Three union men and many horses and mules were captured by confederate. It became a key union. Excluding helena (phillips county), no other town in eastern arkansas held such strategic importance to the union army during the civil war. Affair at devalls bluff (december 13, 1864) union forces guarded a number of important outposts across the state in 1864, creating an. May 1864 saw continued efforts to disrupt union activity in devalls bluff. Several texas units occupied devalls bluff. At the beginning of the civil war in april 1861, the area was simply a settlement with a store, a house and a boat landing. With its tall bluffs towering over the white river, devalls bluff was easily defendable and became the most important port on the river during the civil war. Des arc (prairie county) and devalls bluff (prairie county) became two important union. Still others passed through in the months before it became a permanent, strategic union base.