...a. On the 1st of April, Steele with his whole force moved out of Arkadelphia, directing his march on the military road toward Washington. Late on the evening of the 1st the scouts in advance of Shelby 's brigade had entered Arkadelphia, capturing a dozen stragglers, including one Captain, and closed up to the enemy's rear. But the main body of his brigade had not arrived. Cabell had, however, m...