$Intro <FONT=HelpHeader,C,8,12,24>PR04-March 7-Carr at Elkhorn Tavern (U-Div)
   
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Length of Play:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 60 minutes
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>CarryOver from:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> PR02-March 7-Osterhaus at Leetown (U-Corps)
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>CarryOver to:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> PR06-March 8-Battle of Elkhorn Tavern(U-Corps)
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Command:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Colonel Eugene Asa Carr 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Date:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 7 March 1862
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Time Span:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 2:00 P.M. to late evening (game-clock: 2:00 - 3:00, sunset at 2:55) 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Location:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Northwest Arkansas, Benton County
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Weather:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Partly cloudy and cold, just above freezing 
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Situation:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>    
       While McCulloch's division unraveled during the afternoon of March 7 at Leetown, a larger engagement raged two miles to the east in the vicinity of Elkhorn Tavern. Earlier that morning Curtis had learned that two Confederate forces of undetermined size were in his rear. He had launched two spoiling attacks, one of which was commanded by Osterhaus. The other was led by Colonel Eugene A. Carr, 31, a West Point graduate and a regular army officer. During a decade of frontier service against the Comanches in Texas, Carr had earned a reputation as an argumentative subordinate and a pugnacious fighter who did not know when to quit.
       Curtis instructed Carr to intercept the enemy force on Telegraph Road in Cross Timber Hollow. He sent Carr on his way with the optimistic prediction that he would "clean out that hollow in a very short time." Carr hurried north on Telegraph Road along the east side of Big Mountain with half of his division. Around noon he reached Elkhorn Tavern and deployed Colonel Grenville M. Dodge's brigade to the right of the road along the northern escarpment of Pea Ridge. The brigade consisted of the 4th Iowa, 35th Illinois, 3rd Illinois Cavalry, and the 1st Iowa Battery, a total of about 1,400 men. At the tavern Carr found the battalion-sized 24th Missouri, which had been guarding the army's rear, and incorporated it into his command. The thin Union line looked down into Cross Timber Hollow, a deep gorge just north of the tavern. It was an immensely strong position and Carr decided that instead of attempting to "clean out" the hollow, he would wait for the Rebels to come to him.
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Mission:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Hold all objectives until they deactivate and fallback victorously
  
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Victory Conditions:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>
  5000 = Major Victory
  4500 = Minor Victory   
  3500 = Draw   (Minimum Score for CarryOver)       
  3000 = Minor Defeat
  2500 = Major Defeat

 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Forces Available: <FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>Carr's 4th Division plus elements of the 1st thru 3rd Divisions, 5181 troops 

 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Opposing Forces: <FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 6988 troops
 
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Scenario Author:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Randy Keen "RebBugler"
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,25,25,112>Author's Notes: <FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>
- Courier messages at 15 and 30 minutes denote objective deactivations
- The Ruddicks Field Objective requires 1000 troops the last 15 minutes of play
- To learn more about the troop positions and movements on the Pea Ridge battlefield check out the included folder: Battle Map Extras.
 
 
Colonel Eugene Asa Carr  
 
Eugene Asa Carr had a reputation as a talented and courageous Indian fighter. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at age 16 and graduated in 1850, 19th out of a class of 44. Between 1850 and 1856, he served with the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in actions against the Kiowa and Comanche Indians. He spent the next two years assigned to peace-keeping duty in Kansas with the 1st U.S. Cavalry.
 
When the Civil War broke out, Carr commanded Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Carr had been placed under arrest for an unknown reason by General Lyon prior to the Battle of Wilson's Creek, but was restored to duty as the campaign began. He led Company I at the battle, but his actions were undistinguished.
 
With the need for experienced officers, especially those who had seen combat duty, Carr was promoted to Colonel and given command of the 4th Division, Army of the Southwest. Carr was wounded three times on March 7 leading his division near the Elkhorn Tavern. In 1894, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallant leadership that day.
 
After Pea Ridge, he commanded a cavalry division under General Grant in Mississippi and Alabama. When the war ended, Carr, "the Black-bearded Cossack", returned to the frontier where he participated in General Sheridan's campaigns against the Plains Indians. He retired from the Army in 1893 and spent his later years as an enthusiastic supporter of the National Geographic Society. Carr died in Washington, D.C. in 1910.