ðɪ aʊtnˈʌmbɚd kənfˈɛdɚɹəts wɜː fˈoːɹst tə wɪθdɹˈɔː, ænd mˈædʒ. dʒˈɛn. pɹˈaɪs ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ dᵻfˈɛnsɪv pəzˈɪʃən, lˈaɪtli fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ˈɜːθwɜːks, ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɛlkɪnz fˈɛɹi ænd wˈɑːʃɪŋtən æt ðə wˈɛstɚn ˈɛdʒ ʌvðə spˈɑːɹslipˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛɹi dˈeɪn, ɐ ɹˈʌfli sˈɜːkjʊlɚɹ ˈɛɹiə ʌv pɹˈɛɹi sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ wˈʊdləndz.
The outnumbered Confederates were forced to withdraw, and Maj. Gen. Price established a defensive position, lightly fortified by earthworks, on the road between Elkin's Ferry and Washington at the western edge of the sparsely-populated Prairie d'Ane, a roughly circular area of prairie surrounded by woodlands.