The Federal Red River campaign is fizzling out. Frederick Steele’s Army of Arkansas begins returning to Little Rock, while Federal naval forces on the Red River in Louisiana are in grave danger of being stranded in shallow water.
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Arkansas: The Marks’ Mill Engagement
Confederates try to intercept a force searching for supplies to feed the hungry Federal troops isolated at Camden in southern Arkansas.
Arkansas: The Prairie d’Ane Engagement
Frederick Steele’s Federals clash with Confederates while trying to move through southern Arkansas and join forces with the Federals at Shreveport. Steele ultimately reaches Camden but their delay in resuming the march enables the Confederates to gain strength.
The Elkins’ Ferry Engagement
Frederick Steele’s Federal Army of Arkansas encounters resistance while trying to cross the Little Missouri River en route to their rendezvous point at Shreveport, Louisiana.
Red River: Banks Gets Bad News
Nathaniel P. Banks assembles the largest Federal force west of the Mississippi River, but he soon finds himself facing several problems as he tries to advance on the key city of Shreveport.
Red River: The Two-Pronged Advance Finally Begins
Nathaniel P. Banks’s Federal forces in Louisiana concentrate at Alexandria, while Frederick Steele’s Federals finally begin moving out of Little Rock in Arkansas. The two-pronged mission to capture the key cotton-producing city of Shreveport is now under way.