Ramona has just been assigned an essay over the civil war. she must write about one of the many battles of the civil war. she must talk about how it affected the war. she decides to write about the battle of pea ridge. she reads a few books to research the battle. one book, brother against brother, talks about the battle of pea ridge. it was written by a historian named dr. arthur fandrick. it lists many facts about the battle. she realizes that the battle of pea ridge was an important battle. ramona believes that the battle of pea ridge to secure missouri for the union. identify a paragraph from the book that ramona defend her point of view. "at the battle of pea ridge, there were more confederate soldiers than there were union soldiers. the confederate soldiers were forced to march a long way to the battle. when it was time to fight, they were tired." "the area where the battle of pea ridge was fought is now a national park. the pea ridge national military park has preserved the battlefield. it is located in the northwest part of arkansas, near missouri." "the soldiers from the south tried to enter missouri through arkansas. they wanted to use missouri to invade the north. the battle of pea ridge made the south retreat. it also kept missouri on the union's side." "three of the leaders of the confederate soldiers were captured and died just as the battle started. this kept the soldiers from trying to organize another attack. this made it easier for the union soldiers to win."