Battle of Bayou Fourche

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Contents 1 NPS Battle Summary 2 References

Dates: September 10, 1863

Alternate Names: Little Rock

Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas

Campaign: Advance on Little Rock (1863)

US Commander: Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson

US Forces Engaged: Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, Arkansas Expedition

US Estimated Casualties: 72

CS Commander: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke

CS Forces Engaged: District of Arkansas

CS Estimated Casualties: unknown

Result: Union victory

NPS Battle Summary

On September 10, 1863, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele, Army of Arkansas commander, sent Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson’s cavalry division across the Arkansas River to move on Little Rock, while he took other troops to attack Confederates entrenched on the north side. In his thrust toward Little Rock, Davidson ran into Confederate troops at Bayou Fourche. Aided by Union artillery fire from the north side of the river, Davidson forced them out of their position and sent them fleeing back to Little Rock, which fell to Union troops that evening. Bayou Fourche sealed Little Rock’s fate. The fall of Little Rock further helped to contain the Confederate Trans-Mississippi theater, isolating it from the rest of the South. ^[1]

References

1. ↑ NPS.gov: NPS Battle Summaries

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