Battle of Fort Smith

Battle of Fort Smith
Part of the American Civil War

Fort Smith Commissary
DateJuly 31, 1864 (1864-07-31)
Location35°23′11.7″N 94°25′57.6″W / 35.386583°N 94.432667°W / 35.386583; -94.432667
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States John M. Thayer Confederate States of America Douglas H. Cooper
Units involved
District of the Frontier District of the Indian Territory
Strength
3 brigades 2 brigades
Casualties and losses
4 killed
6 wounded
11 captured
2 killed
4 wounded

The Battle of Fort Smith was fought on July 31, 1864, in Sebastian County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War.