Elkhorn Tavern is a two-story , wood-frame structure that served as a physical center for the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge , also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern , which was fought on March 7 and March 8 , 1862 , approximately five miles east of Pea Ridge , Arkansas , located in the northeastern Benton County , Arkansas . The tavern , a replica built in 1865 following the burning of the original building by bushwhackers , is now the centerpiece of the Pea Ridge National Military Park , which includes approximately around the structure , including the restored battlefields , a stretch of the pre-war Telegraph Road , which runs directly in front of the tavern , and a section of the Trail of Tears . The tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Elkhorn Tavern