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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
n Price and McCulloch Van Dorn in command Federal advance under Curtis battle of Elkhorn Tavern death of McCulloch and McIntosh headqur 2d, martial law had been declared in Missouri by Mr. Lincoln, and Curtis was without restraint. The men under him burned the towns of Daytoghting at Crane creek on the 14th, and near Flat creek on the 15th, Curtis met a more stubborn resistance by Price's men at Sugar creek, Ark.,eived dispatches informing him of the retreat of Price, followed by Curtis and Sigel, and the battle of Sugar Creek. Van Dorn immediately senoad on the divide, called Pea ridge, or Peavine ridge. These roads Curtis had blockaded with trees felled across them. He had erected formidthe north of the enemy. The large trees felled across the roads by Curtis, to block up the approaches on his left and rear, proved formidablehe carefully-established lines of the enemy. Completely surprised, Curtis had necessarily to reverse his front at the place of attack, which