ɪn mˈɪddʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət ˈɑːɹmi stˈɑːɹɾᵻd kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾɪŋ fˈoːɹsᵻz æt fˈeɪətvˌɪl, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː, fɚɹə plˈænd ɹˈeɪd ˌɪntʊ mɪzˈʊɹɹi.
In mid-July 1862, the Confederate Army started concentrating forces at Fayetteville, Arkansas, for a planned raid into Missouri.