æz ɐ səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ˈɛfɚt, tə hˈɛlp fˈɪks kənfˈɛdɚɹət fˈoːɹsᵻz æt mɔntˈaɪsəlˌoʊ, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː, pɹɪvˈɛnt ðˌɛm fɹʌm əpˈoʊzɪŋ stˈiːlz mˈɑːɹtʃ tə kˈæmdən, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː, kˈɑːl. pˈaʊɛl klˈeɪtən kəndˈʌktᵻd ɐ ɹˈeɪd ˌɔn lˈɔŋvjuː, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː, ɐ pˈoːɹt ɔnðə sˈeɪliːn, saʊθwˈɛst ʌv mɔntˈaɪsəlˌoʊ.
As a supporting effort, to help fix Confederate forces at Monticello, Arkansas, prevent them from opposing Steele's march to Camden, Arkansas, Col. Powell Clayton conducted a raid on Longview, Arkansas, a port on the Saline, southwest of Monticello.