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The Battle of The Devil's Backbone happened on September 1, 1863.

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The battle of The Devil's Backbone was located in Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt led the north in The Battle of The Devils Backbone

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William Cloud led the south in The Battle of The Devils Backbone

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William Cloud organized a 1,500-man column of two cavalry regiments and an artillery battery and headed south.  Devil's Backbone is a unique ridge that runs east to west and has a crest covered with sandstone.

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Both sides claimed victory, but Cloud's men held past at the end of the fighting. Fort Smith remained a union outpost on the Arkansas River for the remainder of the War.

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A total of 81 Men were reported killed or wounded and many confederates, some of them local, were captured.

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The Union victory ensured the safety of the Fort Smith garrison until the end of the war.