Skirmish at Threlkeld's Ferry

Skirmish at Threlkeld's Ferry
Part of the American Civil War
Date February 5, 1863 Location Washington County, Arkansas, United States Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
James Stuart (Union colonel)	Charles A. Carroll (Confederate colonel)
Units involved
1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Union) detachment, 10th Illinois Cavalry Regiment	Carroll’s Cavalry Regiment
Casualties and losses
1 death from drowning, 1 captured	Several killed and wounded (exact number unreported), 7 captured

The Skirmish at Threlkeld's Ferry was an American Civil War engagement between Union Army and Confederate States Army cavalry detachments in northwest Arkansas on February 5, 1863 during a Union Army scout from Fayetteville, Arkansas to the Arkansas River. The skirmish resulted in a Union victory.