▁Brigade ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁returned ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁When ▁Little ▁Rock ▁fell ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁with d rew ▁to ▁southern ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁winter ▁qu arters ▁in ▁H emp st ead ▁County . ▁ ▁Red ▁River ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Church ill ' s ▁Division , ▁including ▁T app an ' s ▁Brigade ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Union ▁General ▁Nathan iel ▁B anks ' ▁Red ▁River ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁north - central ▁Louisiana ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁division ▁arrived ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mans field ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁occupied ▁a ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁fl ank ▁of ▁General ▁Taylor ' s ▁division . ▁ ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Church ill ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁both ▁his ▁own ▁division ▁and ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Par son ' s ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁from ▁Mans field ▁to ▁Ple asant ▁Hill , ▁Louisiana , ▁so ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁T app an ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁Church ill ' s ▁Division . ▁ ▁While ▁T app an ▁commanded ▁the ▁Division , ▁Colonel ▁Gr inst ead ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁T app an ' s ▁Brigade ▁and ▁led