Battle of Prairie D'Ane

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Battle of Prairie D'Ane
Part of the American Civil War
Date April 9 – 13, 1864 Location Near Moscow Church, south of Prescott (present-day Nevada County, Arkansas) 33°46′35.401″N 93°21′59.616″W / 33.77650028°N 93.36656000°W / 33.77650028; -93.36656000 Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele	Maj. Gen. Sterling Price
Units involved
Department of Arkansas	District of Arkansas
Strength
13,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
100	50
Prairie D'Ane class=notpageimage| Location within Arkansas

The Battle of Prairie D'Ane (April 9 – 13, 1864), also known as the Skirmish at Prairie D'Ane, Battle of Gum Springs, or Battle of Moscow, was fought in present-day Nevada County, Arkansas, as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American Civil War.^[1] The Camden Expedition was launched by Union forces as part of the Red River Campaign of 1864. U.S. planners envisioned two federal armies converging simultaneously, one force under the command of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks pressing northward up the Red River commencing at Alexandria, Louisiana and the other federal army under the command of Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele driving southwestward from Little Rock, Arkansas. The objective was to press the rebel army of Gen. E. Kirby Smith back upon the rebel stronghold at Shreveport and defeat him. If successful, a somewhat vague second phase envisioned the two federal armies combining into one large force and continuing their offensive with a westward push into Texas.