In response to an attack on a Union vessel on the Mississippi River at Cypress Bend, Federal troops landed on the Arkansas shore on February 19, 1863. During a skirmish with Confederate troops new Rohwer, the Federals captured a gun before returning to their transports on February 20.

This site has local significance because it is associated with military activities and events that achieved or affected important local objectives of the Vicksburg campaign.

The site would be documented. Onsite interpretation and connecting the site to the Vicksburg Heritage Coalition is encouraged.