(5-05) This is the approximate point at which Lt. Col. John C. Black of the 37th Illinois Infantry earned a Congressional Medal Of Honor at Prairie Grove. Falling back down the hill after an unsuccessful charge, Black and his men wheeled on and broke up a Confederate countercharge during some of the heaviest fighting of the day

(5-05) Prairie Grove was a small but active farming community at the time of the battle. The engagement developed so quickly that many local families did not have time to flee. Numerous eyewitness accounts of the battle were written by civilians who took shelter in cellars like this one and listened to the sounds of the fighting above

(5-05) The West Overlook is detached from the main Prairie Grove Battlefield park area, but can be accessed by following the driving tour. The well-designed facility overlooks the Morton Hayfield, where Union and Confederate soldiers battled late into the afternoon. As was the case on the eastern end of the line, the fighting here also ended in a draw after both sides sustained heavy casualties