Elkhorn Tavern - March 7 1862 - Garfield, AR - 'You Are Here' Maps on Waymarking.com

County of site: Benton County
Location of site: Park Military Rd & Old Wire Rd., Pea Ridge National Battlefield, Garfield

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Elkhorn Tavern
March 7, 1862 Part of the Confederate army marched out to William Hollow, split, and early on the morning advanced to battle.

   1. General Slack fell leading his columns over Pea Ridge.
   2. After hand fighting, Union troops gave ground by 3 p. m.
   3. Confederates drove Union troops of the ridge.
   4. And Captured 2 cannon.
   5. At dark, Southerners held Elkhorn Tavern and Pea Ridge

At move elaborate map and details can be seen at the Civil War Truct site

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"The original Elkhorn Tavern was built around 1833 by William Reddick and his son-in-law Samuel Burks.
In 1858 Burks sold the house and the 313 acres to Jesse & Polly Cox for $3600.00 Cox made several improvements to the tavern including adding white-painted weatherboarding to the exterior and a set of stairs leading to the upper porch.
The stairs allowed members of the Benton County Baptist Society to meet at the house without having to go through a "public house".
Another addition was a set of elk horns that Cox placed on the ridgepole, which gave the tavern its name." ~ GEO*Trailblazer 1

Location Name: Elkhorn Taven - Pea Ridege National Battlefield

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