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This exhibit provides insight into Union Recruitment, Organization, Arms, Supply in the Trans-Mississippi West, in 1862.

The Union war effort relied on multiple factors. Union Recruitment, Organization, Arms, and Supply in the Trans-Mississippi West in 1862 all played a role to create an effective power offering advantages over the Confederacy that helped to result in victories such as Prairie Grove. Through the clear advantages in man power, weapon power and supply, along with the help of Organization, the Union could stay in the war longer and be more effective with their campaigns and battles.