Also known as:
- Battle of Elkhorn Tavern
Date:
- March 6 – 8, 1862
Location:
- Benton County, Arkansas
Campaign:
- Pea Ridge
Principal Union commander(s):
- Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis
Principal Confederate commander(s):
- Major General Earl Van Dorn
Union forces engaged:
- Army of the Southwest
Confederate forces engaged:
- Army of the West
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 10,500
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 16,000
Estimated Union casualties:
- 1,384 casualties (killed, wounded and missing/captured)
Estimated Confederate casualties:
- 2,000 casualties (killed, wounded and missing/captured)
Result:
- Union victory
Significance:
- The battle of Pea Ridge, or Elkhorn Tavern, was the largest battle west of the Mississippi during the American Civil War.
- The outcome of the Battle of Pea Ridge essentially cemented Union control of Missouri.