Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson (Union Leader)
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Place of Battle: Bayou Fourche, Little Rock Arkansas
Date of Battle: September 10, 1863
Events: 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.
Result: Union victory
Location: Pulaski County
Campaign: Advance on Little Rock (1863)
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson [US]; Brig. Gen.
John S.
Marmaduke
Forces Engaged: Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, Arkansas Expedition
[US];
District of Arkansas [CS]
Estimated Casualties: Total unknown (US 72; CS unknown)