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NOVEMBER 28, 1862
The day after Thanksgiving...aka BLACK FRIDAY

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Cane Hill, Arkansas (Washington County)
Because the battle was a running battle that extended over many hours and 12 miles of roads, the battlefield is more than 5,700 acres in size, extending in all directions around Cane Hill.

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Brigadier General James G. Blunt (Union)
(July 21, 1826 – July 27, 1881)
Blunt was an American physician and abolitionist who rose to the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

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Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke (Confederate)
(March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887)
Marmaduke was an American politician and soldier. During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theatre. He was the 25th governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887.

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1862-80 Battle of Cane Hill November 28 1862

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UNION VICTORY!
Union brigadier general James Blunt, with 5,000 men and thirty cannon in the Kansas Division of the Army of the Frontier, surprised 2,000 Confederate cavalry and six cannon under Confederate brigadier general John S. Marmaduke while they were gathering winter supplies. The struggle lasted nine hours and covered about twelve miles over the wooded and rocky terrain between Cane Hill and the Cove Creek valley.

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Minimal
Union
2 Killed
39 Wounded

Unknown Confederate
Approx 45 Killed or Wounded

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The Battle of Cane Hill led directly to the Battle of Prairie Grove one week later.