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re: Battle of Wilson's Creek
Posted on 8/11/19 at 4:31 am to MISSOURI WALTZ
Posted on 8/11/19 at 4:31 am to MISSOURI WALTZ
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“In the first major battle of the western theatre, a Louisiana brigade, carrying their state 'pelican' flag overran a federal artillery position and helped turn the tide into another victory for the South.”
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A few months later, at Pea Ridge in Arkansas, a Northern army defeated the Southerners and kept Missouri in the Union.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 6:14 am to Ted2010
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Ted2010
Union forces had pushed the Confederates out of Missouri in the months between Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge. The Battle of Pea Ridge was the result of a Confederate counter-offensive to break through the Union army and re-enter Missouri. It failed.
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