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Blunt's Raid: The Army of the Frontier Seizes Van Buren, Arkansas
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| Title | Blunt's Raid: The Army of the Frontier Seizes Van Buren, Arkansas |
| Abstract | Brigadier General James G. Blunt was "a hard-driving and hard-drinking amateur soldier from Kansas" who found himself in the position in December, 1862, to take Van Buren, Arkansas, a port on the north bank of the Arkansas River just downstream from Fort Smith. Article gives the story of each day from December 27 to December 31, 1862, concerning this encounter. Includes photographs and maps. |
| Author | William Shea
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| Date | September 1, 2005 |
| Source | North & South |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 8 |
| Number | 5 |
| Page | 20-35 |
| Local Subject | Civil War
Van Buren, Arkansas
Blunt, James G.
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 214238 |
| CONTENTdm number | 20851 |
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