Battle of Prairie Grove

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The Battle of Prairie Grove was a major American Civil War engagement in Arkansas in December 1862 that secured Union control of northwest Arkansas despite ending tactically inconclusively.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
category Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas ⓘ
Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
Union Army of the Frontier ⓘ
commander Francis J. Herron ⓘ
James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas C. Hindman ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 1,317 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Thomas C. Hindman ⓘ
ConfederateObjective regain control of northwest Arkansas and threaten Missouri ⓘ
ConfederateStrength approximately 11,000 ⓘ
approximately 12,000 ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date December 7, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Union occupation of northwest Arkansas ⓘ
front Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
hasMemorial monuments at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park ⓘ
historicalSignificance ended major Confederate offensive operations in northwest Arkansas ⓘ
locationNow Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Arkansas ⓘ
month December ⓘ
notableFeature artillery played a significant role ⓘ
notableOutcome Confederate failure to drive Union forces from northwest Arkansas ⓘ
partOf Trans-Mississippi operations of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Prairie Grove, Arkansas ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cane Hill ⓘ
preservedAs Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park ⓘ
region northwest Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Arkansas
result tactically inconclusive ⓘ
state Arkansas ⓘ
strategicImportance secured Union control of the Missouri–Arkansas border region ⓘ
strategicResult Union control of northwest Arkansas secured ⓘ
tacticalOutcome stalemate ⓘ
terrain ridges and open fields near Prairie Grove ⓘ
timeOfDay fighting lasted most of the day on December 7, 1862 ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 1,251 ⓘ
UnionCommander Francis J. Herron ⓘ
James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
UnionObjective maintain control of northwest Arkansas and protect Missouri ⓘ
UnionStrength approximately 10,000 ⓘ
approximately 9,200 ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Army of the Frontier → engagedIn → Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
Battle of Newtonia → followedBy → First Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Prairie Grove → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Prairie Grove → campaign → Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Prairie Grove → category → Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Cane Hill → partOf → Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Cane Hill → followedBy → Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
Battle of Cane Hill → isPreludeTo → Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
Battle of Cane Hill → campaign → Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Cane Hill → relatedEvent → Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ