Today in Chickamauga History - March 6
1836, February – March 6: Siege of the Alamo by the Mexican Army of Antonio Lopez de SANTA ANNA against Tejas/Texas rebels in the Mission San Antonio de Valero in the town of Bexar, consisting of regulars under Lt. Col. William TRAVIS, volunteers under Col. Jim BOWIE, the New Orleans, Greys, and Tennesseans under Col. Davy CROCKETT.
1862, March 6-8: Battle of Pea Ridge: This battle was John ROSS’ mental exit from his so-called loyalty to the Confederate States of America and to those Warriors who fought so bravely at ROSS’ behest. Confederate casualties at this battle numbered 2,000 in a one-day battle. The Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, took place during the American Civil War near Leetown, northeast of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Federal forces, led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. CURTIS, moved south from central Missouri, driving Confederate forces into northwestern Arkansas. Maj. Gen. Earl Van DORN had launched a Confederate counteroffensive, hoping to recapture northern Arkansas and Missouri. Confederate forces met at Bentonville and became the most substantial Rebel force, by way of guns and men, to assemble in the Trans-Mississippi. Against odds CURTIS held off the Confederate attack on the first day and drove Van DORN's force off the battlefield on the second. By defeating the Confederates, the Union forces established Federal control of most of Missouri and northern Arkansas.
After The Battle of Pea Ridge, thus begins the letter writing exchange between John ROSS (initiator) and one President Abraham LINCOLN.