kənfˈɛdɚɹət fˈoːɹsᵻz fɹˈiːli ɹˈoʊmd ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː, wˌaɪl ðə fˈɛdɚɹəlz stˈeɪd ɪn ðɛɹ fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz æt fˈɔːɹt smˈɪθ, pˈaɪn blˈʌf, hɛlˈiːnə, ænd lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɑːk.
Confederate forces freely roamed rural Arkansas, while the Federals stayed in their fortifications at Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Helena, and Little Rock.