ˈæftɚ dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪnðə pˈɪkɪts æt mˈeɪzvɪl, ðə jˈuːniən kˈævəlɹi fˈɑːloʊd ðˌɛm θɹˈiː ænd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd kˈuːpɚz mˈeɪn kənfˈɛdɚɹət bˈæɾəllˌaɪn, ɐlˈaɪnd ɐlˈɔŋ ɐn ˈiːst ænd wˈɛst ɹˈoʊd, fˈeɪsɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ, wɪð ɐ dˈɛns wˈʊd æt ðɛɹ bˈæks.
After driving in the pickets at Maysville, the Union cavalry followed them three and  into the Indian Territory, where they encountered Cooper's main Confederate battleline, aligned along an east and west road, facing north, with a dense wood at their backs.