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With Fire and Sword: Arkansas, 1861–1874 (University of Arkansas Press, 2003) pp 45–50. online; Hess, Earl J. Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove: a battlefield guide, with a section on Wire Road (U of Nebraska Press, 2006) online. Knight, James R. The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks (Arcadia, 2012) online.
Earl Van Dorn. Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863) was an American Major General who started his military career as a United States Army officer and became famous for successfully leading a defense of a Native American settlement from the Comanche. He joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out and was a Major ...
Elkhorn Tavern. Elkhorn Tavern is a two-story, wood-frame structure that served as a physical center for the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, which was fought on March 7 and March 8, 1862, approximately five miles east of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, located in the northeastern Benton County, Arkansas.
Sterling Price. Sterling Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a United States general and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who fought in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. He rose to prominence during the Mexican–American War and served as governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857.
Pea Ridge is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.The name Pea Ridge is derived from a combination of the physical location of the original settlement of the town, across the crest of a ridge of the Ozark Mountains, and for the hog peanuts or turkey peas that had been originally cultivated by Native American tribes centuries before European settlement, which later helped to provide ...
October 15, 1966. Reference no. 66000199 [4] Pea Ridge National Military Park is a United States National Military Park located in northwest Arkansas near the Missouri border. The park protects the site of the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought March 7 and 8, 1862. The battle was a victory for the Union and helped it gain control of the crucial border ...
After the fall of Atlanta, the 4th Arkansas along with the rest of the army, now under the command of General John Bell Hood, moved back to Tennessee, where they fought at the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville. The unit is entitled to the following Campaign Participation Credits: [41] Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 6–8, 1862.
16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment: Col John F. Hill---- 17th (Griffith's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment: Col Frank A. Rector: 5: 9: 12: 26: Web site: Fold3 under Confederate service records Arkansas then 17th Arkansas infantry regiment Griffith's 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted) Col Thomas J. Churchill: 5: 0: 0: 5 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles ...