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The battle happened on September 1, 1863.

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The Battel of the Devil Backbone happened in Sebastian County, AR

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Colonel William F. Cloud, Major General  James G. Blunt was Who led the north

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The Union victory at Devil’s Backbone secured the North’s capture of Fort Smith (Sebastian County) . Although fighting continued in the region, Fort Smith remained a Union base until the war’s end.

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After driving other Confederate forces farther south into Indian Territory in late August 1863, Union Major General James G. Blunt rapidly turned toward Fort Smith.

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Brigadier General William L. Cabell was who led the south

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The action claimed the lives of two Union troops; twelve were wounded, and two went missing. Confederate casualties included five killed, twelve wounded, and thirty captured.

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The battle of the devils backbone was important because ensured the safety of the Fort Smith garrison until the end of the war.