Battle of Whitney's Lane
1862 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Whitney's Lane, also known as the Action at Whitney's Lane, was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in north-central Arkansas.[1][2]
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Battle of Whitney's Lane | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Confederate States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Samuel R. Curtis Frederick Steele Henry W. Halleck Peter J. Osterhaus | John Selden Roane | ||||||
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30,000 | 1,200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
51 | 10 | ||||||
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