NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Fort Hindman

Combatants
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders
David D. Porter John A. McClernand	Thomas J. Churchill
Strength
Army of the Mississippi	Fort Hindman Garrison
Casualties
1,047	5,500

Operations Against Vicksburg
Chickasaw Bayou – Arkansas Post

The Battle of Fort Hindman (January 9 - 11, 1863) was a battle of the American Civil War which took place near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas. For that reason, it is also known as the Battle of Arkansas Post.

The Confederate Army constructed an earthen fortification near Arkansas Post to protect the Arkansas River and as a base for disrupting shipping on the Mississippi River. The fort was named Fort Hindman in honor of General Thomas C. Hindman of Arkansas. The fortification was seized by a Federal amphibious force backed by ironclad warships.

The results of the battle were 6,547 total casualties and an end to Confederate interference with Union shipping. US forces suffered 1,047 casualties, while the Confederate forces suffered about 5,500 casualties.

Contents

1 Union order of battle

1.1 Army of the Mississippi: MG John A. McClerland
1.2 Naval forces

2 Confederate order of battle

Union order of battle

Army of the Mississippi: MG John A. McClerland

XII Corps: BG George W. Morgan
1st Division: BG Andrew J. Smith
2nd Division: BG Peter J. Osterhaus

XV Corps: MG William T. Sherman
1st Division: BG Frederick Steele
2nd Division: BG David Stuart

Naval forces

17 steamers, ironclads, and riverboats.

Confederate order of battle

Fort Hindman Garrison: BG Thomas J. Churchill
1st Brigade: Col. Robert R. Garland
2nd Brigade: Col. James Deshler
3rd Brigade: Col. John W. Dunnington

Categories: Arkansas history | Battles of the Operations Against Vicksburg of the American Civil War | Naval battles of the American Civil War

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	The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9 – 11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
	The fort was named Fort Hindman in honor of General Thomas C. Hindman of Arkansas.
	Union artillery fired on the fort from positions across the river on January 11, effectively silencing most of the Confederate guns in the fort, and the infantry moved into position for an attack.

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Army of the Mississippi: MG John A. McClerland

Naval forces

Confederate order of battle

Union order of battle