Expedition from Little Rock to Camden, Arkansas

Expedition from Little Rock to Camden, Arkansas - Union troops under Major General Frederick Steele launch a strategic spring offensive from the Arsenal at Little Rock to Camden in Ouachita County, Arkansas from March 23-May 3, 1864. The expedition is an utter failure for the Union troops, who abandon the uncompleted objectives and retreat back to Little Rock.
* Also referred to as Steele's Expedition to Camden or Steele's Expedition against Camden
== Sub-Operations ==
* March 10-May 22, 1864 - the Red River Campaign
** March 23-March 24, 1864 - Skirmishes at Benton Road, Arkansas 
** March 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas
** March 31, 1864 - Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas 
** April 1, 1864 - Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas 
** April 2, 1864 - Action at Terre Noir Creek, Arkansas 
** April 2-April 3, 1864 - Skirmishes at Okolona, Arkansas
** April 3, 1864 - Affair at Clarksville, Arkansas
** April 3-April 4, 1864 - Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, Arkansas
** April 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
** April 18, 1864 - Engagement at Poison Spring, Arkansas
** April 25, 1864 - Engagement at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
** April 29, 1864 - Skirmish at the Ouachita River, Arkansas
** Wiki: Mount Elba, Prairie D' Ane, Jenkins' Ferry
== Union Troops ==
Department of Arkansas / 7th Corps 
* Commanded by Frederick Steele (Major General)
Escorted by:
* 3rd Illinois Cavalry / Company DNot referenced in Dyer but mentioned on Wikipedia page - Solomon M. Tabor (Lieutenant)
* 15th Illinois Cavalry / Company HNot referenced in Dyer but mentioned on Wikipedia page - Thomas J. Beebe (Captain)
 
 
 3rd Division
* Commanded by Frederick C. Salomon (Brigadier General)
Brigades 	Regiments or Smaller Units 	Reports
1st BrigadeSamuel Allen Rice (Brigadier General)Mortally wounded on April 30, 1864	 	
1st BrigadeSamuel Allen Rice (Brigadier General)Mortally wounded on April 30, 1864	50th Indiana InfantrySamuel T. Wells (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
1st BrigadeSamuel Allen Rice (Brigadier General)Mortally wounded on April 30, 1864	29th Iowa InfantryThomas H. Benton (Jr.) (Colonel) 	
1st BrigadeSamuel Allen Rice (Brigadier General)Mortally wounded on April 30, 1864	33rd Iowa InfantryHiram D. Gibson (Major) 	
1st BrigadeSamuel Allen Rice (Brigadier General)Mortally wounded on April 30, 1864	9th Wisconsin InfantryCharles E. Salomon (Colonel) 	
2nd BrigadeWilliam E. McLean (Colonel) 	 	
2nd BrigadeWilliam E. McLean (Colonel) 	43rd Indiana InfantryWesley W. Norris (Major) 	
2nd BrigadeWilliam E. McLean (Colonel) 	36th Iowa InfantryCharles W. Kittredge (Colonel) 	
2nd BrigadeWilliam E. McLean (Colonel) 	77th Ohio InfantryWilliam B. Mason (Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeAdolph Englemann (Colonel) 	 	
3rd BrigadeAdolph Englemann (Colonel) 	43rd Illinois InfantryAdolph Dengler (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeAdolph Englemann (Colonel) 	40th Iowa InfantryJohn A. Garrett (Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeAdolph Englemann (Colonel) 	27th Wisconsin InfantryConrad Krez (Colonel) 	
Artillery 	 	
Artillery 	Springfield (Independent) Light Artillery BatteryCharles W. Thomas (Lieutenant)Not the 24th MI, make disambiguation	
Artillery 	(II) 2nd Missouri Light Artillery / Battery E (U)Charles Peetz (Lieutenant) 	
Artillery 	Voegele's Wisconsin BatteryManned by 9th Wisconsin Infantry / Company FMartin Voegele (Captain) 	
 
 
 Frontier Division
* Commanded by John Milton Thayer (Brigadier General)
Brigades 	Regiments or Smaller Units 	Reports
1st BrigadeJohn Edwards (Colonel) 	 	
1st BrigadeJohn Edwards (Colonel) 	1st Arkansas Infantry (U)Elhanon J. Searle (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
1st BrigadeJohn Edwards (Colonel) 	2nd Arkansas Infantry (U) (8 Companies)Marshall L. Stephenson (Major) 	
1st BrigadeJohn Edwards (Colonel) 	18th Iowa InfantryWilliam M. Duncan (Captain) 	
1st BrigadeJohn Edwards (Colonel) 	2nd Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery BatteryHugh Espey (Lieutenant)	
2nd BrigadeCharles W. Adams (Colonel)	 	
2nd BrigadeCharles W. Adams (Colonel)	1st Kansas (Colored) InfantryJames Monroe Williams (Colonel) 	
2nd BrigadeCharles W. Adams (Colonel)	2nd Kansas (Colored) InfantrySamuel J. Crawford (Colonel) 	
2nd BrigadeCharles W. Adams (Colonel)	12th Kansas InfantryJosiah E. Hayes (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
2nd BrigadeCharles W. Adams (Colonel)	1st Arkansas Light Artillery Battery (U)Denton D. Stark (Captain) 	
3rd BrigadeOwen Bassett (Colonel) 	 	
3rd BrigadeOwen Bassett (Colonel) 	2nd Kansas CavalryJulius G. Fisk (Major) 	
3rd BrigadeOwen Bassett (Colonel) 	6th Kansas CavalryWilliam T. Campbell (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeOwen Bassett (Colonel) 	14th Kansas CavalryJohn G. Brown (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
 
 
 Cavalry Division
* Commanded by Eugene Asa Carr (Brigadier General)
Brigades 	Regiments or Smaller Units 	Reports
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	 	
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	3rd Arkansas Cavalry (U) (4 Companies)George F. Lovejoy (Major) 	
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	13th Illinois Cavalry / Company BAdolph Bechand (Captain) 	
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	3rd Iowa Cavalry (detachment)Franz W. Arnim (Lieutenant)Not originally referenced in Dyer	
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	1st Missouri Cavalry (U) (8 Companies)Miles Kehoe (Captain) 	
1st BrigadeJohn F. Ritter (Colonel) 	2nd Missouri Cavalry (U)William H. Higdon (Captain) 	
3rd BrigadeDaniel Anderson (Colonel) 	 	
3rd BrigadeDaniel Anderson (Colonel) 	10th Illinois Cavalry (detachment)James Stuart (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeDaniel Anderson (Colonel) 	1st Iowa CavalryJoseph W. Caldwell (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
3rd BrigadeDaniel Anderson (Colonel) 	3rd Missouri Cavalry (U)John A. Lennon (U) 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	1st Indiana Cavalry (8 Companies)Julian D. Owen (Major) 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	5th Kansas Cavalry (10 Companies)Wilton A. Jenkins (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	7th Missouri Cavalry (U)Henry P. Spellman (Major) 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	18th Illinois InfantrySamuel B. Marks (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
Independent Cavalry Brigade (Post of Pine Bluff)Powell Clayton (Colonel)Operating in connection with Steele's column	28th Wisconsin InfantryEdmund B. Gray (Lieutenant Colonel) 	
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== Confederate Troops ==
== Casualties ==
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 603, 629, 671, 682)
* http://eriklerouge.blogspot.com/2013/04/arkansas-camden-expedition.html
* https://civilwarreflections.wordpress.com/2014/04/26/camden-expedition-april-26-1864/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Expedition
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Expedition_Union_order_of_battle
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Expedition_Confederate_order_of_battle
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