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704:Arkadelphia
623:White River
619:Jacksonport
559:Mississippi
536:Little Rock
509:Confederate
477:Little Rock
463:Brownsville
346:Little Rock
336:during the
287:Brownsville
191:in Arkansas
189:Little Rock
181:Little Rock
125:Little Rock
123:Capture of
89: /
2576:Categories
2435:Dardanelle
2415:Fort Smith
2370:Mount Elba
2354:Pine Bluff
2334:Bayou Meto
2185:Combatants
1798:Kerby 1972
1786:Kerby 1972
1774:Kerby 1972
1714:Kerby 1972
1120:Kerby 1972
950:References
893:Washington
889:Pine Bluff
887:to occupy
693:rear guard
644:Union Navy
607:Bayou Meto
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330:Union Army
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277:West Point
112:Maj. Gen.
77:92°12′05″W
74:34°43′19″N
51:Strategic
2450:Aftermath
2293:Van Buren
2283:Cane Hill
2258:Pea Ridge
2223:Red River
2206:Campaigns
1933:(1993) .
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1822:Shea 1982
1726:Huff 1963
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1052:Huff 1963
955:Citations
842:Aftermath
369:Clarendon
342:offensive
261:Vicksburg
120:Objective
53:offensive
2566:Arkansas
2515:Category
2235:Missouri
2112:40038521
2041:40007662
1904:Archived
928:See also
859:and the
857:Missouri
767:outflank
517:Arkansas
442:Overview
377:infantry
334:Arkansas
326:campaign
324:, was a
59:Location
2540:Portals
2526:Commons
2244:Battles
746:brigade
651:Cricket
511:forces
361:cavalry
250:Prelude
153:victory
147:Outcome
2495:Helena
2324:Helena
2228:Camden
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755:a duel
491:Helena
266:Helena
2197:Union
2108:JSTOR
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