Battle of Whitney's Lane

Battle of Whitney's Lane;
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	May 19, 1862
Location	White County, Arkansas35°14′46″N 91°40′33″W
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	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
	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.

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