The troops under the command of Union Maj. Gen. Fred Steel were crossing the Saline River at Jenkins’ Ferry in Arkansas when Confederate forces arrived and began to attack on April 30, 1864. The Union fighters fended off several attacks by the rebels and managed to cross the river with their supply wagons.
Ultimately, the Union force would regroup at its base in Little Rock, Ark., successful in slipping away from the Confederate force bent on destroying the Union force.
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