Created by Tom Horn on 8 Dec 2009, Last Update on 21 Dec 2009

Elkhorn Tavern - 6 Mar 1862

Union forces defeated Confederate troops under Gen Earl Van Dorn. The outcome of the battle essentially cemented Union control of Missouri. One notable fact of this battle is that it was one of the few in which a Confederate army outnumbered a Union army.

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Tags : Arkansas,Land,Combat

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