sˈɛpɹət jˈuːniən kˈɑːlʌmz wɜː tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sˈʌðɚn tɹˈuːps ɪn sˈʌðɚn ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn luːˌiːzɪˈænə, ðˈɛn dʒˈɔɪn fɚɹən ˈɔːlˈaʊt pˈʊʃ ˌɪntʊ tˈɛksəs, ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ˈɛndɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn ðæt ɹˈiːdʒən.
Separate Union columns were to destroy the remaining Southern troops in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana, then join for an all-out push into Texas, essentially ending the war in that region.