Helena
- Other Name:
- Campaign:
- Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg
- Date(s):
- March-July 1863
- Principal Commanders:
- Brigadier General Benjamin Prentiss [US] Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes [CS]
- Forces Engaged:
- 0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
- Estimated Casualties:
- 1875 total (US 239; CS 1636;)
- Description:
- Lt. Gen. Theophilus Holmes's troops attacked Helena in an attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg. Although the Rebels had more troops and did initially capture some of the fortifications, the Union forces repelled them. Thus, Helena continued as an important Union enclave in the Trans-Mississippi theater and served as a base for the expedition that captured Little Rock.
- Results:
- Union Victory
- CWSAC Reference #:
- AR008
- Preservation Priority: