Ranger Sarah learns that when the Union's 450 men of the 26th Indiana infantry came up the hill, they ran in to 1200 Missourians and Arkansans armed mostly with shotguns. It did not take long for Colonel John Clark to order the 26th Indiana to retreat.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah learns that the apple orchard here became a slaughter pen when the Unions 19th Iowa entered the orchard they faced a L shape defensive line of the 22nd & 29th Arkansas. Of the 350 Iowan's that entered the orchard, 193 where killed, wounded or missing.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah with another look at the The Borden House. Battle of Prairie Grove. Union and Confederate troops fought around the house and orchard. The day after the battle the Borden family returned to find that their home had been burned to the ground.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah spots lots of Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) on the ground. Osage orange is in the mulberry or fig family (Moracceae) and is a medium-sized tree reaching heights of around 35 to 60 feet. Its branches grow into a large, rounded crown that also spreads 35 to 60 feet
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah learns about the Legacy of Prairie Grove. This was the last major battle in NW Arkansas, The Confederacy retreated to the south to not return, Union forces went east. In the vacuum lawlessness filled the power void. Read the sign at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=225092
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah with a look at the Borden House. Archibald Borden built this house in about 1868 to replace the one destroyed by fire the day after the battle. It is the only historic structure in the park located on its original site.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah is sad to learn that an officer of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry ordered the cannon horses to be shot, this was at first refused by solders and other officers yelling "Save the Horses" but then the order to shoot them was repeated and followed. 40 horses died in the battle.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah stands at a cannon marking the location of Blocher's Arkansas Battery which was the focal point of the Union attacks.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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Ranger Sarah stands at a cannon marking the location of Blocher's Arkansas Battery which was the focal point of the Union attacks.
— at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

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