What was the main effect of the Battle of Pea Ridge?

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What was the main effect of the Battle of Pea Ridge?

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On this day in 1862, Union forces under General Samuel Curtis clash with the army of General Earl Van Dorn at the Battle of Pea Ridge (also called the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern), in northwest Arkansas. The following day, the battle endedin defeat for the Confederates.