Show THE WAR IN ARKANSAS 6 ater atler the repulse of gen sherman at 1 vicksburg the expedition under his bis command returned up the mississippi river to on ont I 1 at the mouth of tho the ih arkansas Arkon sas from which I 1 expeditions consisting tf laud land and nava naval navai I 1 I 1 forces were sent up the arkansas and white rivers lher to capture and destroy the confederate posts and fortifications along the banks of 1 those stream to far as practicable the ile name hame of the officer in command of the arkansas expedition has not transpired gen me bic clernard ernard CS ia Is reported to have been in command of the land force sald said to be b large aed aad cowa cosa P porter orter of the squadron adron which proceeded up white river having in view the destruct ilon llon of the fortifications at iuvara bluffs bluff s and st charles which rumor says has been successfully accomplished the expedition which was 9 sut ut up the th arkansas convoyed by the guno gunpat gu noat atal cin cannati mound city and Lou louisville laville proceeded an u the loth to arkansas port seme beme forty miles milea above tho the tb mouth ct of the river a very strongly fortified place the def rises having been construe constructed ed of square timbers tim tin berg bera with the th walls thre three feet thick ehi shi aided with ih railroad irony the troops were landed as pr report below tab tub the lae town and marched to the rear of the fortl forti fixations gic gec fic actions ficat ions the confederates had erected tir tit earth works below the city which were first tco by the gunboats gun boats the tile enemy fou tou fought 0 bt bravely but could not withstand with stand th the abells which were chown into their works I 1 and they were forced to abandon them thero after j a severe conflict in which they did considerable damage to the gunboats gun boats the louisville receiving three balls through a h h hr r port holes the land forces met with some obstacles which were with much difficulty overcome b fore they could get within reach of the fort the fi fighting atin ceased at night but was re dewed w with ith vi vigor vior t or on sunday morning the and continued till til sometime in the af tr P 1 noon when things were going so bad with the enemy that they surrendered unconditionally I 1 tio nally i the federal loss is variously stated at from three to five hundred killed and wounded i abut ab ut five thousand prisoners we e taken in eluding gen churchill the commander of the post the loss of the enemy enem y is stated at two hundred killed end wounded during durin 0 the fight on an sunday one of those unfortunate affairs which have from some cause ause c been of frequent occurrence in theaon the con i fiats of the war t ok I 1 lice the naval forces fired upon a column of federal troops i g them f far or the enemy and did considerable damage haw much is not stated |