<prompt> Ukuwa kweVicksburg ngoJulayi 4, 1863 kwakhulula amabutho aseFederal anele ukuba azame ukunqoba iLittle Rock. Ngo-Agasti 1863, uMajor General wase-Union uFrederick Steele wahlanganisa izigaba ezimbili zempi e-Helena, e-Arkansas ngenkathi uBrigadier General uJohn Wynn Davidson ethuthela eningizimu evela eMissouri neqembu labangu-6,000 abagibeli. Ngo-August 18, ibutho likaSteele elihlangene lamasosha angu-13 000 esanda kuqiniswa laba ngu-14 500 kanye nezingcezu zezikhali ezingu-57 zafika eDeValls Bluff. UMajor General waseNyakatho uSterling Price wavikela iLittle Rock enamasosha angu-7 749. Ngemva kokuba abagibeli bamahhashi bakaDavidson bewele uMfula i-Arkansas futhi banqoba abagibeli bamahhashi be-Confederate eMpini yaseBayou Fourche  <response>: Ngo-September 10, 1863, uPrice washiya iLittle Rock futhi amabutho kaSteele angena edolobheni. 