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The Battle of Pea Ridge happened on March 7th 1862 and was a part of the Civil War

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The Battle of Pea Ridge was located Northeast Of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The battle lasted 1 day and surprisingly, had many more casualties than you would expect. The land they fought on was 3000 acres of land and extended towards Mississippi.

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General Samuel Curtis led the Union to victory over The Confederacy
(  Birth Date: February 3, 1805)
( Death: December 26, 1866)
The First Republican elected to Congress

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Earl Van Dorn was a Confederate leader who lead the south in The Battle Of Pea Ridge. Earl Van Dorn led his troopers against the supply of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, Van Dorn's forces destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of supplies against Vicksburg
( Birth Date: September 17, 1820.)
( Death Date: May 7, 1863.)

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The Union won this war with a great General and a great record with most of the casualties being on the side of the Confederacy

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The battle of Pea Ridge lost about 1,384 men
(203 Killed)
(980 Wounded)
and 150 died later, 201 were captured or missing

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The battle of Pea Ridge was important because it was securing Missouri for the Union and opened Arkansas to Union occupation