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Battle of Cane Hill

Battle of Cane Hill was a battle fought on 28 November 1862 at Cane Hill Battlefield, in what is now Arkansas, United States. It was part of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 2,000.

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Fought28 November 1862
WhereCane Hill Battlefield, Arkansas, United States35.908N, 94.397W
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstConfederate States
Casualties and lossesLightandLight
Battlefield todayCane Hill battlefieldNPS site AR004, 13,689 acres studied, 4,759 core
Part ofTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Where it sits in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Siege of Lexington, 1861Engagement near Carthage, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861Action at Blue Mills Landing, 1861Engagement at Fredericktown, 1861Action at Springfield, 1861Battle of Belmont, 1861Battle of St. Charles, 1862Battle of Moore's Mill, 1862First Battle of Newtonia, 1862Skirmish at Island Mound, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Cape Girardeau, 1863Battle of Devil's Backbone, 1863Second Battle of Cabin Creek, 186418611864Battle of Cane Hill, 1862
15 placed engagements of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 November 1862
PlaceCane Hill Battlefield, Arkansas, United States
35.908N, 94.397W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5,0002,000
Casualties and lossesLightLight
Commanders
Battle of Cane HillBattle of Cane HillBattle of Prairie GroveBattle of FayettevilleBattle of Prairie GroveBattle of Fayetteville20 km35.908N, 94.397W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Cane Hill battlefield (site AR004): a study area of 13,689 acres, with a core area of 4,759 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 10,526 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Cane Hill is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (32 in Arkansas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q740404, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cane Hill, revision 1383340579, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.