Battle of Whitney's Lane

Battle of Whitney's Lane
Part of the American Civil War
DateMay 19, 1862
Location35°14′46″N 91°40′33″W / 35.24607547°N 91.67576911°W / 35.24607547; -91.67576911
Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Samuel R. Curtis
Frederick Steele
Henry W. Halleck
Peter J. Osterhaus
John Selden Roane
Strength
30,000 1,200
Casualties and losses
51 10
Battle of Whitney's Lane is located in Arkansas
Battle of Whitney's Lane
Location within Arkansas

The Battle of Whitney's Lane, also known as the Action at Whitney's Lane, was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in north-central Arkansas.[1][2]

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