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Battle
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Elkhorn Tavern
Part of the Pea Ridge Campaign
Battle Summary
Date
03/06/1862 - 03/08/1862
Location
Near Leetown, northeast of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Result
Union victory
Belligerents
United States
(
Union
)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders
Samuel Curtis
Earl Van Dorn
Sterling Price
Forces Engaged
Army of the Southwest
Army of the West Missouri State Guard
Strength
10,500
16,500
Source: Wikipedia - Battle of Pea Ridge
Casualties and losses
Killed
203
Wounded
980
Missing
201
Total
1,384
2,000
Source: Wikipedia - Battle of Pea Ridge
Synopsis of the battle:
In the spring of 1862, Union Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis entered Arkansas with his 10,500 strong Army of the Southwest. and 50 artillery guns. He moved into Benton County, Arkansas, following a stream called Sugar Creek. Expecting an assault from the south, Gen Curtis found an excellent defensive position on the north side of the creek and began to fortify it .
Major General Earl Van Dorn's (CSA) Army of the West totaled approximately 16,000 men, including 800 Indian troops. Planning to flank Curtis and attack his rear, Van Dorn planned to either force Curtis to retreat north or be encircled and destroyed. Gen. Van Dorn had ordered his army to travel light so each soldier carried only three days' rations, forty rounds of ammunition, and a blanket. Each division was allowed an ammunition train and an additional day of rations. All other supplies, including tents and cooking utensils, were to be left behind.
On the night of March 6, 1862, Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn (CSA) set out to outflank the Union position near Pea Ridge, dividing his army into two columns. Learning of Van Dorn’s approach, the Gen. Samuel R. Curtis (USA) marched north to meet his advance on March 7. This movement—compounded by the killing of two generals, Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch (CSA) and Brig. Gen. James McQueen McIntosh (CSA), and the capture of their ranking colonel, halted the Rebel attack. Gen. Van Dorn (CSA) led a second column to meet the Federals in the Elkhorn Tavern and Tanyard area. By nightfall, the Confederates controlled Elkhorn Tavern and Telegraph Road. The next day, Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis (USA), having regrouped and consolidated his army, counterattacked near the tavern and, by successfully employing his artillery, slowly forced the Rebels back. Running short of ammunition, the confederates abandoned the battlefield. The Union controlled Missouri for the next two years.
Sources:
CWSAC: Battle of Pea Ridge
Wikipedia: Battle of Pea Ridge
Status of the Battlefield:
The battlefield has been preserved.
The Battle of Pea Ridge battlefield has been preserved by the National Parks Service and is part of the Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Visit the official park web site at
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Surviving earthworks: Unknown
Aids for your visit to the battlefield:
Is there a battlefield app? Unknown
Map of the Battlefield showing the locations of the markers? Unknown
Park where the battlefield has been preserved:
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Monuments Documented:
There are 29 monuments documented by CWBFM on the battlefield. (
Map Monuments
)
More Information • • •
Wikipedia
:
Battle of Pea Ridge
also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern
( Submitted on 11/02/2016 by ).
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This Day in History
:
Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern), Arkansas
( Submitted on 11/02/2016 by ).
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CWSAC
:
Pea Ridge
CWSAC Reference #: AR001
( Submitted on 11/02/2016 by ).
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Civil War Trust
:
The Battle of Pea Ridge
( Submitted on 11/02/2016 by ).
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Headquarters
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U.S. Army Headquarters 1862
Army
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“Dat De Shpot, Sergent!”
A Long, Cold Hungry March
A Perfect Storm of Shot and Shell
City of Soldiers
Confederate Sunset
Elkhorn Tavern Taken
Fiery Finale on Ruddick's Field
Getting Ready To Fight
Hard Fighting Near Leetown
It was the Grandest Thing I Ever Saw...
Lifeline for Two Armies
Night Moves
Slaughter in the Rocks
That Beautiful Charge
The Enemy Is Behind Us!
Two Armies Collide
Vulnerable in Victory
Division
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Stand to Your Posts! - March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning
Individual
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A Crisis in Command - March 7, 1862 - Afternoon
Curtis' Headquarters
Save the Cannon! - March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning
Landmark
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The Butterfield Overland Mail Route
Other
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A Fierce Tangle in Morgan's Woods - March 7, 1862 - Late Afternoon
A Village Full of Wounded Men
Leetown
Pea Ridge Confederate Monument
Remembrance and Reunion
Reunited Soldiery Monument
Cannons
12-pounder bronze field howitzer, Model of 1838, Reg. # 15
12-pounder bronze field howitzers, Model of 1841, Reg# 45
3.8-inch bronze James rifle, Type 1, Reg# 531
3.8-inch bronze James rifles, Type 1, Reg # unknown
6-pounder bronze field gun, Model of 1841, Reg # 192
Credits:
This page originally submitted by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on October 25, 2016. This page has been viewed 1766 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 0 time(s) since then. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on November 02, 2016.
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