<P> The Battle of Pea Ridge ( March 7 -- 8 , 1862 ) , also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern , was a major battle of the American Civil War fought near Leetown , northeast of Fayetteville , Arkansas . Federal forces , led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis , moved south from central Missouri , driving Confederate forces into northwestern Arkansas . Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn launched a Confederate counter-offensive , hoping to recapture northern Arkansas and Missouri . Curtis held off the Confederate attack on the first day and drove Van Dorn 's force off the battlefield on the second . This American Civil War battle , one of the few in which a Confederate army outnumbered its opponent , essentially established Federal control of most of Missouri and northern Arkansas . </P>
<P> The Battle of Pea Ridge ( March 7 -- 8 , 1862 ) , also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern , was a major battle of the American Civil War fought near Leetown , northeast of Fayetteville , Arkansas . Federal forces , led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis , moved south from central Missouri , driving Confederate forces into northwestern Arkansas . Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn launched a Confederate counter-offensive , hoping to recapture northern Arkansas and Missouri . Curtis held off the Confederate attack on the first day and drove Van Dorn 's force off the battlefield on the second . This American Civil War battle , one of the few in which a Confederate army outnumbered its opponent , essentially established Federal control of most of Missouri and northern Arkansas . </P>
where was the battle of pea ridge fought
where was the battle of pea ridge fought
near Leetown , northeast of Fayetteville , Arkansas
near Leetown , northeast of Fayetteville , Arkansas