Table of Data Points

Tag : Arkansas


	1863-01-09	1863-01-11	Fort Hindman	The Confederate Army constructed a large, four-sided earthwork fortification near Arkansas Post, on a bluff 25 feet above the north side of the river, forty-five miles downriver from Pine Bluff, to protect the Arkansas River and prevent Union Army pas...	Read about 'Fort Hindman' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Fort Hindman'
	1862-12-07		Prairie Grove	Though the battle was a tactical draw, it was a strategic victory for the Federal army as they remained in possession of the battlefield and Confederate fortunes in northwest Arkansas declined markedly from that point on.	Read about 'Prairie Grove' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Prairie Grove'
	1862-11-28		Boston Mountains	Union troops under Gen James Blunt drove Confederates under Gen John Marmaduke back into the Boston Mountains in northwestern Arkansas	Read about 'Boston Mountains' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Boston Mountains'
	1862-07-07		Cotton Plant	During the summer of 1862, Union Gen Samuel Curtis planned to move his army toward Helena, Arkansas, in search of supplies to replace those that had been promised but never delivered by the Navy	Read about 'Cotton Plant' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Cotton Plant'
	1862-06-17		Saint Charles	Engagement between 8 Union ships including the USS Mound City, and several Confederate shore guns. A Confederate gun hit the Mound City's steam drum, causing an explosion which resulted in heavy casualties.	Read about 'Saint Charles' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Saint Charles'
	1862-03-06	1862-03-08	Elkhorn Tavern	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.	Read about 'Elkhorn Tavern' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Elkhorn Tavern'
	1861-05-06		Arkansas	Arkansas seceded from the Union	Read about 'Arkansas' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Arkansas'

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