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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
e been realized, but they were not such as a general has a right to expect in making his plans. Yet he relied so much upon them that on the 2d of April, after having written to Halleck that he believed the enemy would not defend Shreveport, he added that he would pursue him, if he could, through Texas, expecting doubtless to have Steele's co-operation to reinforce his army reduced by the departure of Smith's. Steele, in fact, according to the news received at Alexandria, had already reached Camden on the Washita, halfway between Little Rock and Shreveport. It was in front of this town that Banks expected to meet him. The cavalry made good use of these few days: on the morning of the 2d Lee set forward with his three brigades to reconnoitre the Mansfield road. Taylor's forces were completing their reunion; Walker and Mouton had arrived at Pleasant Hill, a very strong position to which wells and a few cisterns gave a great importance in that country. General Green, advancing his d