ðə nˌɪɹɪst fˈɛdɚɹəl tɹˈuːps wɜː fɹʌm dʒˈɑːn skˈoʊfiːldz ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ, ɛŋkˈæmpt æt pˈiː ɹˈɪdʒ, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː.
The nearest Federal troops were from John Schofield's Army of the Frontier, encamped at Pea Ridge, Arkansas.