July 23, 1863

Major General Sterling Price assumed command of the Confederate District of Arkansas and deployed his troops, establishing a line of defense on Bayou Meto at present-day Jacksonville (Pulaski County) while ordering his cavalry to delay the approaching Union troops as long as possible. The Confederate commander also established a strong line of fortifications on high ground opposite Little Rock (Pulaski County).

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