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The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on December 7, 1862. While tactically indecisive, the battle secured the Union control of northwestern Arkansas.

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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove Arkansas

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The Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park is an Arkansas state park located in Prairie Grove. It commemorates the Battle of Prairie Grove, fought on December 7, 1862, during the American Civil War. The battle secured northwestern Arkansas for the Union.

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Thomas James Churchill (March 10, 1824 – May 14, 1905) was an American politician who served as the 13th governor of Arkansas from 1881 to 1883. Prior to that, he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.

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Major General Thomas C. Hindman  led the confederate he  was the commander of the fight he led his army from fort smith Trans-Mississippi across Arkansas river to  Prairie Grove (Washington County).

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The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on December 7, 1862. While tactically indecisive, the battle secured the Union control of northwestern Arkansas.

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the outcome of the war was that the union won the war after the Confederate left.

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Hindman’s command had about 204 men killed, 872 wounded, and 407 missing with several of the missing being deserters. The Federal Army of the Frontier had 175 killed, 808 wounded, and 250 missing. 2,700 killed, wounded, or missing (both armies).

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The Battle of Prairie Grove was the last time two armies of almost equal strength faced each other for control of northwest Arkansas. When the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi withdrew from the bloody ground on December 7, 1862, the Union forces claimed a strategic victory.