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Civil War | Historic Site
City of Clarendon
Arkansas
270 Madison Street
Clarendon, AR 72029, USA
Website: www.arkansas.com/places-to-go/cities-and-towns/city-detail.aspx?city=Clarendon
Under the cover of darkness, 1,000 cavalrymen of Confederate Gen. Jo Shelby's "Iron Brigade," along with an artillery battery of four ten-pounder Parrott guns, formed a battle line 200 yards from the anchored Queen City. At 4:00 a.m. Shelby attacked and after twenty minutes of intense fire, captured the vessel and the crew.
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