 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga kweRed River Campaign yeUnion Army, kutora Alexandria, Louisiana uye kuenda kuNatchitoches neShreveport, General Kirby Smith akaraira Chikamu chaChurchill cheArkansas icho chaive nevakawanda vevashandi vake kusanganisira maTappan naGauses brigades kumaodzanyemba kuShreveport, Louisiana, kutanga kwaKurume, 1864 kubatsira kupokana neUnion General Nathaniel Banks kufambira mberi pamwe neRed River. Chikamu chaChurchill chakasvika kuKeatchie, Louisiana, munguva yekutsigira simba guru raRichard Taylor iro rakaparadza mauto aBanks muHondo yeMansfield Sabine Crossroads musi waApril 8, 1864. Zuva rakatevera racho, mauto eConfederate akabatana kuti arwise varindi vekumashure veUnion paPleasant Hillmasikati aApril 9. MaConfederate akanga atsungirira kufamba kwenguva refu kubva kumaodzanyemba kwepakati peArkansas kuenda kuMansfield, uye mamwe maawa gumi kuenda kuPleasant Hill zuva iroro aine maawa maviri chete okuzorora. Mauto eUnion akanga akabata nzvimbo inotyisa, uye kunyange zvazvo vaArkansas navaMissouri vakarwa noushingi, vakadzoswa uye vakadzokera shure mamaira matanhatu kusvikira kumvura yaiva pedyo. 