Battle of Fayetteville (1863)

Battle of Fayetteville
Part of the American Civil War

Union headquarters during the action at Fayetteville
(present-day Washington County Historical Society).
DateApril 18, 1863 (1863-04-18)
Location36°04′00.4″N 94°09′24.8″W / 36.066778°N 94.156889°W / 36.066778; -94.156889
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States Col. M. La Rue Harrison Confederate States of America Brig. Gen. William L. Cabell
Units involved

Post of Fayetteville

Cabell's Brigade

Strength
300–400 troops 900 cavalry
2 guns
Casualties and losses
4 dead and 77 wounded or missing ~ 20 dead and 50 wounded or missing

The Battle of Fayetteville, also known as the Action at Fayetteville, took place during the American Civil War on April 18, 1863, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.