In August 1862, General Samuel Curtis, commander of the Army of the Southwest, dispatched a Navy-Army force from Helena to Eunice with the purpose of capturing a wharf boat, gather information on Confederates in the Eunice area and to "annoy" the enemy.
On August 28, 1862, 200 men of the 56th Ohio and two pieces of artillery from the 1st Iowa Battery boarded the steamers White Cloud and Iatan. They were commanded by Colonel William H. Raynor. The ironclad USS Pittsburg (correct spelling of this ship, so no "h") escorted the two steamships. The destination was Eunice.
At Carson's Landing they received information from a contraband that there were 200-300 Confederates encamped nearby. Because of night, no action was taken and the ships anchored.
--Old B-Runner
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