Battle of Cane Hill

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The Battle of Cane Hill was an American Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas in November 1862, where Union forces under General James G. Blunt clashed with Confederate troops as a prelude to the larger Battle of Prairie Grove.

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Battle of Cane Hill canonical 2

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action at Cane Hill ⓘ
Engagement at Cane Hill ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate approximately 45 casualties ⓘ
casualtiesUnion approximately 41 casualties ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
Union Army of the Frontier ⓘ
commander James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
John S. Marmaduke ⓘ
Thomas C. Hindman ⓘ
ConfederateCommander John S. Marmaduke ⓘ
Thomas C. Hindman ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date November 28, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
hasParticipant Army of the Frontier ⓘ
Trans-Mississippi Department ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involves artillery fire ⓘ
cavalry skirmishing ⓘ
isPreludeTo Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
locatedIn Washington County, Arkansas ⓘ
northwest Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Arkansas
month November 1862 ⓘ
objective to drive Confederate cavalry from Cane Hill area ⓘ
partOf Prairie Grove Campaign ⓘ
Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
place Cane Hill, Arkansas ⓘ
precededBy Confederate advance into northwest Arkansas in 1862 ⓘ
region Ozark Plateau ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
Confederate campaigns in the Trans-Mississippi 1862 ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance forced Confederate forces to concentrate for Battle of Prairie Grove ⓘ
secured Union control of approaches to Prairie Grove ⓘ
state Arkansas ⓘ
strengthConfederate approximately 2,000–2,500 troops ⓘ
strengthUnion approximately 5,000 troops ⓘ
tacticalNature cavalry and mounted infantry action ⓘ
running engagement ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionCommander James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Army of the Frontier → engagedIn → Battle of Cane Hill ⓘ
Battle of Prairie Grove → precededBy → Battle of Cane Hill ⓘ