April 30, 1864

The Skirmish at Whitmore’s Mill took place, being part of the larger Camden Expedition, when approximately 2,000 Federals arrived at what they misidentified as Whitmore’s Mill, about four miles from a Confederate camp along the Saline River. A scouting party of approximately 150 Federal troops drove Confederate pickets back to camp, but the Confederates were reinforced and dispersed the Federal scouting party into general flight.