Army of the Frontier
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The Army of the Frontier was a Union army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. The army was formed by consolidating existing formations commanded by Brigadier Ge
John M. Schofield commanded the Army of the Frontier for much of its existence
An 1860s illustration of troops from the Army of the Frontier assaulting a Confederate position during the Battle of Prairie Grove
Van Buren raid
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The Van Buren raid occurred in Crawford County, Arkansas, on December 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. After defeating Confederate forces led by Major General Thomas C. Hindman at the Battle o
Army of the Frontier
…in time to, along with Blunt's division, repulse the Confederate offensive at the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7. In late December, the army raided the Confederate supply depot at Van Buren, Arkansas. After the raid, the divisions of the Army of the Frontier were scattered to different points in Missouri and Arkansas. A portion…
Brigadier General James G. Blunt, commander of the Union raid on Van Buren
A 10-pounder Parrott rifle, of the type used by the 1st Kansas Battery during the raid
Civil War-era commissary building at Fort Smith