December 6, 1862 – Brigadier General James G. Blunt’s Federals were isolated in northwestern Arkansas, and the race was on to see whether reinforcements or
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Confederate Struggles in the Trans-Mississippi
October 27, 1862 – Federal forces pushed from Missouri into northwestern Arkansas, as Confederates in Arkansas were asked to provide support east of the Mississippi
The Battle of Newtonia
September 30, 1862 – Confederates tried reentering southwestern Missouri from Arkansas, resulting in a fierce skirmish. Since the Battle of Pea Ridge in March, General
The Battle of Chustenahlah
December 26, 1861 – Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeated Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory. Since the skirmish at Round
Divisions in the Indian Territory
November 20, 1861 – The war threatened to divide the Native American tribes just as it divided North and South, with Unionist Natives fleeing toward