Union General Curtis orders his men to prepare for battle
Title
Union General Curtis orders his men to prepare for battle
Subject
Civil War Battlefield
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Elkhorn Tavern
Trans-Mississippi Area
1862
Union Army
General Samuel Curtis
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Elkhorn Tavern
Trans-Mississippi Area
1862
Union Army
General Samuel Curtis
Description
General Curtis (Union) knew that his 10,500 men army was vastly outnumbered by the incoming 16,000 Confederate army. No help would be sent from St. Louis. To compensate, Curtis ordered his men to dig in north of Little Sugar Creek, on the bluffs.
Creator
Nicolette Lloyd
Date
2/16/2014
Contributor
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Rights
This photo was taken by Nicolette Lloyd at the Pea Ridge National Military Park and is used for educational purposes.
Relation
American Civil War
Format
Image/JPEG
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Pea Ridge Battlefield
Coverage
March 7, 1862
- Date Added
- February 28, 2014
- Collection
- March 7, 1862 Day One
- Citation
- Nicolette Lloyd, “Union General Curtis orders his men to prepare for battle,” Pea Ridge NMP, accessed March 28, 2024, https://pearidge.omeka.net/items/show/13.