The Battle of Devil's Backbone, Arkansas
Battle of Devil's Backbone, Arkansas
Fort Smith
The Battle of Devil's Backbone
was the only significant action
associated with the 1863
Federal capture of Fort Smith.
The Battle of Devil's Backbone
was the only significant action
associated with the 1863
Federal capture of Fort Smith.
Natural Breastworks
Confederate forces at Devil's
Backbone used boulders and
the ridge's natural spiny top as
breastworks during the battle.
Confederate forces at Devil's
Backbone used boulders and
the ridge's natural spiny top as
breastworks during the battle.
| Monument near Devil's Backbone Battlefield Greenwood, Arkansas |
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Stretching across the horizon south of
Fort Smith, Devil's Backbone is a
dramatic natural barrier.
Here on these stony slopes, the
Confederate army of Brig. Gen. W.L.
Cabell made its only real attempt to
stop the Union army of Maj. Gen.
James G. Blunt, who even then was
permanently ending the South's
seventeen month occupation of Fort
Smith.
The Battle of Devil's Backbone was a
significant encounter, yet it remains
one of the Natural State's least known
battles.
The Civil War Preservation Trust
recently voted to purchase a key
portion of the battlefield at Devil's
Backbone and it is on its way to
becoming the newest preserved Civil
War site in Arkansas.
To begin your exploration of the Battle
of Devil's Backbone, please follow the
links at right. If you have questions,
feel free to email us using the
"Contact Us" link on this page.
Fort Smith, Devil's Backbone is a
dramatic natural barrier.
Here on these stony slopes, the
Confederate army of Brig. Gen. W.L.
Cabell made its only real attempt to
stop the Union army of Maj. Gen.
James G. Blunt, who even then was
permanently ending the South's
seventeen month occupation of Fort
Smith.
The Battle of Devil's Backbone was a
significant encounter, yet it remains
one of the Natural State's least known
battles.
The Civil War Preservation Trust
recently voted to purchase a key
portion of the battlefield at Devil's
Backbone and it is on its way to
becoming the newest preserved Civil
War site in Arkansas.
To begin your exploration of the Battle
of Devil's Backbone, please follow the
links at right. If you have questions,
feel free to email us using the
"Contact Us" link on this page.
| Copyright 2006 by Dale A. Cox |
The Battle of
Massard Prairie
Massard Prairie
by Dale Cox
The first full-length account of
the 1864 Confederate attack on
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
the 1864 Confederate attack on
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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