Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 16,202
Killed or Wounded: 800-1,000
Captured or Missing: 200-300
Total: 1,000-1,300
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March 6-8, 1862
Benton County, Arkansas
Union Victory
Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 10,500
Killed: 203
Wounded: 980
Captured or Missing: 201
Total: 1,384
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. Albert Pike
Brig. Gen. James McIntosh
Brig. Gen. Stand Watie
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National Park Service
The Battle that Saved Missouri for the Union
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American Battlefield Trust
Pea Ridge / Leetown Fight / Mar 7, 1862
Pea Ridge / Elkhorn Tavern / Mar 7, 1862
Pea Ridge / Elkhorn Tavern / Mar 8, 1862
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American History Central
The Pea Ridge Campaign – The Struggle for Control of Missouri
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History Net
Man in Black's Death at Pea Ridge Dooms Southern Prospects in Trans Mississippi
Warfare History Network
The Battle of Pea Ridge: Showdown in the Ozarks
Victory Slipped Through Confederate Fingers at the Battle of Pea Ridge
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Iron Brigadier
Colonel Eugene Carr's Report on the Battle of Pea Ridge
Colonel Peter J. Osterhaus' Report on His Division's Action at the Battle of Pea Ridge
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Essential Civil War Curriculum
The Battle of Pea Ridge / Elkhorn Tavern
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ThoughtCo
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Civil War Atlas
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Harper's Weekly
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New York Times
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