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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Prairie Grove canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Prairie Grove Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis J. Herron
NERFINISHED
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James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 1,317 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | regain control of northwest Arkansas and threaten Missouri ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength |
approximately 11,000
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approximately 12,000 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 7, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union occupation of northwest Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monuments at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ended major Confederate offensive operations in northwest Arkansas ⓘ |
| locationNow | Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Prairie Grove, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cane Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwest Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | maintain control of northwest Arkansas and protect Missouri ⓘ |
| UnionStrength |
approximately 10,000
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approximately 9,200 ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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