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On this date in Civil War history: March 6-8, 1862 - Battle of Pea Ridge
The battle of Pea Ridge, also known by Southerners as the battle of Elkhorn Tavern, was the most famous engagement fought in the trans-Mississippi region. It also was the key to Union domination of that area, for Federal forces cleared … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, Casualties, This Date in Civil War History, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Arkansas, Benjamin McCullough, Bentonville, Cherokee, Confederate Sunset, Earl Van Dorn, Elkhorn Tavern, Eugene Carr, Franz Sigel, Helena, Henry W. Halleck, James R. Knight, Leetown, Little Sugar Creek, Missouri, Missouri State Guard, Nathaniel Lyons, Pea Ridge, Rolla, Samuel Curtis, Sterling Price, Telegraph Road, Trans-Mississippi, Van Buren, Vicksburg, video, William L. Shea, Wilson's Creek
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 5-11, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 5, 1862 Federal troops under Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks advanced up the Shenandoah Valley from Harper’s Ferry, western Va., to Winchester, Va., and … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Battle of Hampton Roads, Battle of Pea Ridge, Benjamin McCullough, C.S.S. Virginia, Cherokee, Cherokee Mounted Rifles, Earl Van Dorn, George B. McClellan, Indian Territory, James McIntosh, Joseph E. Johnston, Merrimack, Minnesota, Monitor, Nathaniel P. Banks, President Abraham Lincoln, President Jefferson Davis, Samuel Curtis, Sewell's Point, U.S.S. Minnesota, Virginia
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