Awaiting him there was Blunt with 5,000 troops .
Now , Confederate General Thomas C. Hindman moved his army of 11,000 soldiers into Fort Smith , Arkansas , and prepared to move across the Boston Mountains into the extreme northwestern corner of the state .
Awaiting Thomas C. Hindman there was Blunt with 5,000 troops .
Now , Confederate General Thomas C. Hindman moved his army of 11,000 soldiers into Fort Smith , Arkansas , and prepared to move across the Boston Mountains into the extreme northwestern corner of the state .