New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-16
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CAPTURE OF LITTLE ROCK.
Gen. steele. OGeinI RepsrL
EVApoUARTERs ARxr OF AREiNsAs' DtfARTNESIo OF
TnH MISSOURI, LITTLE Rock, hIs, sep: ~ 10

IN IruT mn no n y I
Tng Mis.orEL LITTLE Rock ma, sep; ~ ~
GENERAL have the honor 10 submit the i.i'
lowing urinary OF the operations When l,d 70 W
occupation Of the capital OF ArknnEas by TIE L1leci
tonary Army under my COMMAND
o. tle 3lst Of July, arrived al Tclcna. and, pur
suart 20 Instructions from Major Gen Grant reported
by letter 20 tie commander Of the 10th Army Corps ioI
distractions relative 10 the fitting out 81 expedition
against Little Rock. Gen. Umlbut placed under ny
command all the troops al Helena, ana the cavalry
DIVISION under Big. Gen. Davidson, then operating 10
forced By two bigades Of Kinbsls division, which had
lust arrived from Snyders B.a oud acre suffering &C.
crey from the mslarios Influences OF tic faIoo coun
Try ,-
sl5o ycTy large. Three regiments were designated 10
remain AZ Helena. and thee with The sick and conva
lesceut we're constitute the garrison OF that place
Tho troops designated for the expedition amounted u
9bouf sx thousanl o. al arms There three six
gun batteries and one gun battery including NI
l0.pound Parrots. The a,aly-!st Indiana and Jth
Kansas-amountcd % less thsn Eve hundred f0r duty.
Tie let Indiana had three mall lled guus. Davidson
reported less than xix thOrsand present for duty
IN his cavalry division. aud eighteen pieces oi nrleiy
showing an aggTegse o. aoout twelye thouaha ,oI
leaves o. absence aud the resignation of Gen. Toss
was accepted which lelt with but one general officer
-DayidsOn.
The resignation Of my Assistant Adjuiant General
was accepted lust at this time and there Off
GERS Oi tho Quaitormaseia aud Subsistence Depart
ment at Helena, except Capt. Allen A. g. $. and Capt
the depot fordered the establishment Of camps for the
sick and cOny acsccuts and organized Che command 10
the best manner possible. Davidson pushed 10 Cnr
eud0r and established ferry for crossing the troops
cOrdurOving two miles Of bottom and laying down the
pOniOon bridges across Rock Roe Bayou. On the lOth
ofAugusf the Helena troops organized into division.
Col now BTigadierheneieD :. n. RICE marched
toward Clarendon with orders 20 reconstruct the
bridges which had been destroyed by The Rebels and 10
mske all necessary repairs the road which was n
bad condition Kimballs Division, under Col " ~. J..
McClcaD follow ed next day.
The whole command was at Clarendon anu com
!nenced crossing the river on Aug. IL. Before thc
crossing was effected found my operations encum'
bered by over thOnsqnd sick To have established q
ptal and depot at this point would nave nNOyed INC
necessity OF occupying both sides OF the river DuYa
Blnn was more healthy location, and the route 10 Lat
tie Rock many al; antages over the other as
line of operatioD. therefore ordered all the stores and
lick 10 be sent 10 Duyals Bluff by water. The enemy
had constructed riaepits IN commanding position,
fronting tho crossing Rock Roe Bayou Dui on Inc
approach Of Dayd0ns Division had iilen bscA iehv'
ing only picket. This position could easily nave Deeh
turned by The road leading up from ilarrisB Ferry.
On the I'D DlS dsOn was directed 70 move WIN hlh
division 10 Dcadmans Lake, aud fecOhnOtvf INC enc
my's position ~ Brownsyiilo. -.
On the Odd tic rest Of the command inoYci 10 i'u
Walls Blunibe transports oaIrying me hlck ana toI,
under convoy Of tbs gunDOata An advantageous hite
was selected tho blun for hospital snd depot anu
details Immediately ordered 10 thrOwu up intfencmchs
away the timber the tanks 10 give the gunDoas
clear range and 10 erect sheds &C. On The 2ltn, Da
wilson advanced 10 Prairie Bayou, and On the .lh con
tiDucd the march, 6kirmishing with nGrmadnkes cav
aIy up 10 BrownsyilIa dlsGdqiDg bin ~ thai place
aud driving him De biz .nisLclHfLis tt BoySa Mtlou
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