Battle of Cotton Plant

Battle of Cotton Plant
Part of the American Civil War
Date July 7, 1862 Location Woodruff County, Arkansas Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Ryan Curtis Charles E. Hovey William P. Benton	Thomas C. Hindman Albert Rust William H. Parsons
Units involved
Army of the Southwest	12th Texas Cavalry 16th Texas Cavalry
Strength
10,000 Engaged: 600+	5,000 Engaged: Two regiments
Casualties and losses
63	90–250

Cotton Plant

Pea Ridge

St. Charles

Batesville

Little Rock

Helena

Whitney's Lane

Clarendon

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Arkansas campaigns, March–July 1862

The Battle of Cotton Plant also known as Action at Hill's Plantation or Action at Cache River or Action at Round Hill^[1] (July 7, 1862) was fought during the American Civil War in Woodruff County, Arkansas. Frustrated in its attempt to march to Little Rock by a lack of supplies, the Union Army of the Southwest under the command of Samuel Ryan Curtis moved south down the White River. Curtis's army encountered a Confederate force led by Albert Rust on the east bank of the Cache River near Cotton Plant. Rust was only able to bring two Texas cavalry regiments into action. These horsemen attacked the Federal advance guard under Charles Edward Hovey, but after a spirited fight, Union reinforcements arrived and drove off the Texans. Rust's force made a disorderly retreat and Curtis's army was able to march south to Clarendon before veering east to occupy Helena on the Mississippi River.