 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Apo uto reUnion rakatanga Hondo yaro yeRed River, richibata Alexandria, Louisiana uye richienda kuNatchitoches neShreveport, General Churchills Arkansas Infantry Division, kusanganisira Gauses Brigade ne30th32nd Arkansas yakatumirwa kumaodzanyemba kuShreveport, Louisiana, kutanga kwaKurume, 1864 kunobatsira mauto aGeneral Kirby Smith mukurwisa mauto aUnion General Nathaniel Banks achienderera mberi neRed River. Chikamu chaChurchill chakasvika kuKeatchie, Louisiana, munguva yakakodzera kuti chibatsire simba guru raRichard Taylor iro rakaparadza hondo yaBanks muHondo yeMansfield Sabine Crossroads musi waApril 8, 1864. Zuva rakatevera racho, mauto eConfederate akabatana kuti arwise varindi vekumashure veUnion paPleasant Hillmasikati aApril 9. MaConfederates akanga atsungirira kufamba kwenguva refu kwakamanikidzwa kubva kumaodzanyemba kwepakati peArkansas kuenda kuMansfield, uye mamwe maawa gumi kuenda kuPleasant Hill zuva iroro nemaawa 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. 