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Union Advance to Cane Hill

When: November 28, 1862
Where: Line Road, near Cane Hill
Part of: Event of 1862: Battle of Cane Hill – Union Army troops, led by General John Blunt, push back Co

Blunt advanced up the Line Road on November 28, cancelling Marmaduke's planned strike at Elkhorn Tavern. Union forces encountered the Confederate front line, which fired and quickly retreated.

Marmaduke planned a strike at Elkhorn Tavern but cancelled it upon learning Blunt was advancing up the Line Road. When Union soldiers encountered the front line, Confederate troops fired, often over the heads of Union troops, before quickly retreating.

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