Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Battle of Cotton Plant aka Battle of Hill's Plantation, was a significant part of the American Civil War, took place in 1862. Colonel Hovey's forces held off attacks by Confederate Colonel Marshall, who fled when Union reinforcements arrived. The Union victory by Colonel Hover there contributed to the success of the Vicksburg by enabling Federal forces to occupy the Mississippi River town of Helena, Arkansas for the duration of the war. [1] This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.