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Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge chain of hills, NW Ark., where the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge (or Elkhorn Tavern) was fought Mar. 6-8, 1862. Earl Van Dorn, leading a large Confederate command, which included Sterling Price's retreating Missouri forces and Ben McCulloch's army, attacked the strongly entrenched Union army under Samuel Ryan Curtis. The Confederate wings, becoming separated, were crushed on successive days. Pea Ridge was the first decisive victory won by the Union army W of the Mississippi; not until Price's raid (1864) did the Confederates again try to carry the war to Missouri in force. |
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"Pea Ridge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pea Ridge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PeaRidge.html "Pea Ridge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PeaRidge.html |
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Pea Ridge, Battle of
Pea Ridge, Battle of also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern this battle, fought on March 6–8, 1862, pitted the Confederate Army of the West under the command of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn against Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis's Army of the Southwest. After several days of fierce fighting, the Union forces drove off the Confederates, allowing them to march across Arkansas, and thus take an important step towards controlling the Trans-Mississippi region. The Confederate casualties were 2,000; the Union losses, 1,384.
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"Pea Ridge, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pea Ridge, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PeaRidgeBattleof.html "Pea Ridge, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PeaRidgeBattleof.html |
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