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	== Description and administrative history ==		== Description and administrative history ==
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	The Bayou Fourche Battlefield lies within the borders of Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas, running east of Willow Beach Lake to the east of ].<ref name="arhp"/> Surviving portions of the battlefield are threatened by ]. The eastern ] area where the Federal ] crossed the Arkansas River is being converted for lakeside residential uses. While much of the landscape has been compromised by growth around Little Rock, the eastern portion retains its integrity.<ref>{{cite report \|author=American Battlefield Protection Program \|author-link=American Battlefield Protection Program \|date=December 2010 \|title=Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields Final DRAFT – State of Arkansas \|url=http://npshistory.com/publications/battlefield/cwsac/updates/ar.pdf \| location=Washington, D.C. \|publisher=] \|pages=8-9 \|access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref> The battlefield was listed in the ] on April 7, 2010.<ref name="arhp"/>		The Bayou Fourche Battlefield lies within the borders of Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas, running east of Willow Beach Lake to the east of ].<ref name="arhp"/> Surviving portions of the battlefield are threatened by ].<ref>{{cite report \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=2015 \|title=Arkansas Battlefield Preservation 2015 Potential Funding Sources \|url=https://www.battlefields.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ak.pdf \|publisher=] \|pages=5-6}}</ref> The eastern ] area where the Federal ] crossed the Arkansas River is being converted for lakeside residential uses. While much of the landscape has been compromised by growth around Little Rock, the eastern portion retains its integrity.<ref>{{cite report \|author=American Battlefield Protection Program \|author-link=American Battlefield Protection Program \|date=December 2010 \|title=Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields Final DRAFT – State of Arkansas \|url=http://npshistory.com/publications/battlefield/cwsac/updates/ar.pdf \| location=Washington, D.C. \|publisher=] \|pages=8-9 \|access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref> The battlefield was listed in the ] on April 7, 2010.<ref name="arhp"/>

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	* {{cite report \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=2015 \|title=Arkansas Battlefield Preservation 2015 Potential Funding Sources \|url=https://www.battlefields.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ak.pdf \|publisher=] \|pages=5-6}}
	* {{cite book \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|date=September 2007 \|title=The Little Rock Campaign Tour: A Driving Tour of Sites Along the Route the Union Army Took to Capture the Capitol of Arkansas \|url=https://www.littlerock.gov/!userfiles/editor/docs/planning/hdc/lr%20campaign.pdf \|edition=3rd \|publisher=Civil War Round Table of Arkansas and Central Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail Association}}		* {{cite book \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|date=September 2007 \|title=The Little Rock Campaign Tour: A Driving Tour of Sites Along the Route the Union Army Took to Capture the Capitol of Arkansas \|url=https://www.littlerock.gov/!userfiles/editor/docs/planning/hdc/lr%20campaign.pdf \|edition=3rd \|publisher=Civil War Round Table of Arkansas and Central Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail Association}}

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Battlefield in Arkansas, United States For the military conflict, see Battle of Bayou Fourche.

Bayou Fourche Battlefield
Battle of Bayou Fourche Monument, 2024
Location	East of Willow Beach Lake to east of Clinton National Airport, Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°43′19.1″N 92°12′05.4″W / 34.721972°N 92.201500°W / 34.721972; -92.201500

Location in Arkansas

The Bayou Fourche Battlefield, also known as the Fourche Bayou Battlefield, is a battlefield in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. A park located within the boundaries of the battlefield, managed by Little Rock Parks and Recreation, commemorates the Battle of Bayou Fourche fought on Thursday, September 10, 1863, during the Little Rock Campaign of the American Civil War.

The Union victory over Confederate forces in central Arkansas resulted in a fourth Confederate state capital falling into Union hands and creating conditions to establish a loyal Unionist government. The Confederate army fell back into southwest Arkansas, where it effectively remained for the duration of the Civil War. The capture of Little Rock, combined with other Union victories at Fort Smith and in the Indian Territory, led to nominal Federal control of the Arkansas River valley for the rest of the war.

Description and administrative history

The Bayou Fourche Battlefield lies within the borders of Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas, running east of Willow Beach Lake to the east of Clinton National Airport. Surviving portions of the battlefield are threatened by development. The eastern engagement area where the Federal cavalry crossed the Arkansas River is being converted for lakeside residential uses. While much of the landscape has been compromised by growth around Little Rock, the eastern portion retains its integrity. The battlefield was listed in the Arkansas Register of Historic Places on April 7, 2010.