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This 4,300-acre battlefield honors those who fought and died on these hallowed grounds. Pea Ridge was the most pivotal Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River. Read More.
Pea Ridge was the most decisive Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River. Over 23,000 soldiers struggled for two days in Northwest Arkansas in the battle that would decide the fate of Missouri.
In the late 1820s, thousands of American Indian groups were marched west along this road. During the Civil War, soldiers marched to battle along the roadbed. Courtesy of National Park Service. Between March 6 and 8, 1862, Union and Confederate troops met in battle at Pea Ridge in Arkansas.
Pea Ridge National Military Park will commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with musket and artillery programs, living history talks, guided interpretive hike to Clemens field, and original artwork from local artist Dan Hoffbauer in the park visitor center. A complete schedule of events will be ...
Order of Battle. * Casualty figures include the numbers of killed, wounded and missing/captured. Shea, William & Hess, Earl. Pea Ridge, Civil War Campaign in the West, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1992: 331-339.
The Battle of Pea Ridge is not just about generals and tactics but about the soldiers who fought here on both sides. It is about the civilians who had their homes and fields destroyed by conflict and the communities left behind to survive in a lawless countryside once the armies left.
Pea Ridge National Military Park is located in the northwestern part of the state and is on a part of the Ozark Plateau. The climate is hot and humid in the summers, has mild temperatures in the fall, and drier and cooler temperatures in the winter.
The Pea Ridge Visitor Center is located down the new entrance road from Hwy 62. Once inside the Visitor Center, there is a 28-minute orientation film "Thunder in the Ozarks." The park's film was produced in 2001.
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS SYSTEM. Arkansas Battles. from Dyer's Compendium. 1861. Engagement. USA Units (Dyer) CSA Units (Crute) Feb. 8. Seizure of Little Rock Arsenal.
In February 1862, the fields surrounding the tavern were transformed into the Federal army's main supply camp. During the Battle of Pea Ridge, the tavern served as a field hospital and, for a brief time, as Confederate General Earl Van Dorn's headquarters.