Minor skirmishes in the region preceding this battle were at Boonville and Carthage.
Minor skirmishes in the region preceding this battle were at Boonville and Carthage. The Confederate general had intended to outflank the Union position by marching to Missick's farm the night prior on March 6th. The division commander at that position, Frank Sigel, anticipating the maneuver was able to organize a retreat and delay the merger of the Confederate forces. The pretext for the engagement was the eventual capture of St. Louis and the carrying of the war to Illinois by the Confederate General Earl Van Dorn. The first clear and decisive victory for the North in a battle west of the Mississippi, for 10 points, name this March 7th and 8th, 1862 battle of the Civil War fought in Arkansas also known as Elkhorn Tavern.
Minor skirmishes in the region preceding this battle were at Boonville and Carthage.
Battle of Pea Ridge [accept Elkhorn Tavern before mentioned]