| Pea
Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern)
March 6-8, 1862
Estimated Casualties: 3,384 total (US 1,384;
CS 2,000)
Description: One of the largest battles west
of the Mississippi, the cannonade on the morning of March
8 could be heard as far away as Joplin. “ . . . the
battle of Pea Ridge was the most one-sided victory won by
an outnumbered Union army during the war,” according
to James McPherson, “Battle Cry of Freedom.”
Union victory |
