Yellville - October 6th 8:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.

On the morning of October 6th, Federals had two cavalry brigades on Jobe Hill and two cavalry brigades on Shawnee Hill, observing two divisions of Confederate infantry in Yellville to the northeast and north respectively. At around 8:00 a.m., the Rebel infantry moved out, one division advancing on Jobe Hill and the other south down the Clinton Road towards Shawnee Hill. The cavalry did not attempt to engage them, with the force on Jobe Hill retreated to Crooked Tavern and the cavalry on Shawnee Hill crossing Crooked Creek and retreating to the Weast Farm.

The Confederate division that advanced to Shawnee Hill unlimbered its battery and began to fire on the Federal horsemen on the opposite side of the creek, inflicting several casualties and forcing one brigade to retreat behind the crest of a small hill between Weast and the W. H. Welbourne farm.

At Jobe Hill, the Confederate batteries remained at the rear of their column near C. W. Noe farm as the infantry took the hill unopposed. However, between 12:30 and 13:00 p.m., Union infantry was sighted descending Tutt Hill, marching westward on the Military Road. Coleman's Alabama Battery, located in a corn field near C. W. Noe opened fire, inflicting several casualties. Maj. Gen. Haggerty was at the C. W. Noe farm and through his field glasses could see a senior Federal officer at the Widow Tutt House. The Federals appeared to be turning north on the L. Kilmer lane.

Coleman's Battery opens fire from C. W. Noe:

Some Union casualties on Military Road near the Tutt Cemetery:

Haggerty looks at Dupont:

Dupont looks back at Haggerty:

With both players having infantry at Yellville with stances that indicate a willingness to engage, the ENTERING THE OZARKS simulation has just moved from a strategic phase to a tactical phase. Players are preparing deployment and engagement orders for their units.