Rockport - May 6th - 9:30 a.m.

The Confederate infantry out on the skirmish line north of Rockport reported the sudden movement of the enemy cavalry that had spent the night encamped around Hopkins. Rather than moving against the skirmish line or back towards Hot Springs, the cavalry moved off quickly to the west and down the Point Cedar Road.

At roughly the same time, a regiment of Iowa infantry on picket duty on Coffman's Knoll reported the arrival of a Confederate infantry division from Midway, led by an Alabama Brigade.