Price sent forces to attack the fort from several directions: one brigade went over the top of Pilot Knob, engulfing a small Union force there, while another attacked over the summit of Shepherd's Mountain.
Price sent forces. This was to attack the fort from several directions. One brigade went over the top of Pilot Knob. Another attacked over the summit of Shepherd's Mountain. One brigade was engulfing a small Union force there. Another attacked over the summit of Shepherd's Mountain.