Battle of Fort Hindman

Also: Battle of Arkansas Post

The Battle of Fort Hindman was also known as the Battle of Arkansas Post. In order to protect Little Rock, Arkansas, and also have a position to disrupt Union movement on the Mississippi, the Confederacy built Fort Hindman on a bluff above the Arkansas River a bit upriver from the Mississippi. Union General John A. McClernand received permission from Lincoln to attack Vicksburg, but after co-opting Gen. William T. Sherman's troops away from Grant's Army of the Tennessee, McClernand instead attacked and captured Fort Hindman.

Alexander Simplot. "Embarkation of General M'Clernand's Brigade at Cairo--The Advance of the Great Mississippi Expedition--January 10, 1862." From Harper's Weekly. New York, February 1, 1862. 9 x 13 3/4. Wood engraving. Very good condition.

This image shows McClernand's troops loading for their attack. $35

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