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The US Civil War in September and October 1863

The US Civil War in September and October 1863

General
In September 1863, Federals moved closer toward securing Arkansas for the Union. In Tennessee, the Federal Army of the Cumberland under General William Rosecrans advanced on the important railroad city of Chattanooga. With the situation growing desperate for the Confederates, General Braxton Bragg launched a savage attack in northern Georgia that sent the Federals in full retreat. The Fall of Little Rock Federal forces moved closer toward conquering Arkansas. They captured Fort Smith on the state’s western border and they continued moving against the state capital of Little Rock. On September 10, Confederate forces abandoned Little Rock in the face of a larger, stronger Federal army. This severely threatened the entire Confederate Trans-Mississippi District. General Edmund Kir...