Battle of Cane Hill
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The Battle of Cane Hill was fought between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862, in northwestern Arkansas, near the town of Cane Hill. Confederate Major Gene
An 1866 engraving of the Battle of Prairie Grove, which followed Cane Hill
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
Battle of Cane Hill
…into northwestern Arkansas, and the Confederate general saw an opportunity to attack Blunt while his division was separated from the rest of the Union Army of the Frontier. Hindman then sent a force under Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke to Cane Hill, which was also known as Boonsboro, to collect supplies. In early…
John M. Schofield commanded the Army of the Frontier for much of its existence