The Battle of Cape Girardeau was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on April 26, 1863 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Battle of Chalk Bluff Conflict American Civil War Date May 1-2, 1863 Place Clay County, Arkansas Result Confederate tactical victory (See note in text) The Battle of Chalk Bluff was a land battle of the American Civil War that took place from May 1-2, 1863. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Cape Girardeau (pronounced ) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced ) is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. ...

Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke sought to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil, with his combined force of about 2,000 men, at Bloomfield, Missouri. McNeil retreated and Marmaduke followed. Marmaduke received notification, on April 25, that McNeil was near Cape Girardeau. He sent troops to destroy or capture McNeil’s force, but then he learned that the Federals had placed themselves in the fortifications. Marmaduke ordered one of his brigades to make a demonstration to ascertain the Federals’ strength. Col. John S. Shelby’s brigade made the demonstration which escalated into an attack. Those Union forces not already in fortifications retreated into them. Realizing the Federals’ strength, Marmaduke withdrew his division to Jackson. After finding the force he had been chasing, Marmaduke was repulsed. Meant to relieve pressure on other Confederate troops and to disrupt Union operations, Marmaduke’s expedition did little to fulfill either objective. John Sappington Marmaduke (1833–1887) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... Bloomfield is a city located in Stoddard County, Missouri. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Cape Girardeau is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. ...

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• U.S. National Park Service CWSAC Battle Summaries