January 9, 1863---The Battle of Arkansas Post

JANUARY 9, 1863:              

The Battle of Arkansas Post (The Battle of Fort Hindman). Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman numbering 33,000 attack Fort Hindman, an earthen fort, on the Arkansas River in preparation for their assault on Little Rock.  All day, and into the next, Union gunboats shelled the fort, which began to come apart, while ground troops surrounded the structure. Faced with certain defeat, the Confederate force of 5,000 men surrendered on January 11^th.