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September 1, 1863

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SEBASTIAN'S COUNTY
Sebastian County is located on Arkansas’s western border in the natural division known as the Arkansas Valley. This is where the battle took place

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Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt
James Gilpatrick Blunt had several careers and titles during his lifetime, including doctor, ship’s captain, and major general of volunteers in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He led the north at Devil's Backbone.

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Willliam I. Cabell
A talented and respected Confederate brigadier general, he performed most of his Civil War service in Arkansas and led many troops. He led the south at Devil's Backbone.

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Devil's Backbone is a ridge in the Ouachita Mountains approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Greenwood, Arkansas. The battle was fought on September 1, 1863, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The Union victory ensured the safety of the Fort Smith garrison until the end of the war. And the Union/North won the battle.

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UNIONS WIN
Although fighting continued in the region, Fort Smith remained a Union base until the war’s end.

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in the North two people died twelve were wounded and two went missing. In the South five were killed, twelve were wounded, and thirty were captured.

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