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Union artillery in action at Cane Hill

Thebattle of Cane Hillwas fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862, near the town ofCane Hill, Arkansas.Uniontroops underJames G. Blunthad pursuedConfederatetroops commanded byThomas C. Hindmaninto northwesternArkansas,and Hindman saw an opportunity to attack Blunt while the latter was isolated. Confederate cavalry underJohn S. Marmadukemoved to Cane Hill to collect supplies. Blunt moved to attack Marmaduke on November 27. The Union advance made contact with Confederate troopers the next morning. The Confederates fell back to an elevation known as Reed's Mountain. Blunt continued to pursue after the Confederates abandoned Reed's Mountain, but his leading elements ran into an ambush. The Confederates then presented aflag of truceas a ruse to buy time. Hindman's army and Blunt's reinforced command fought theBattle of Prairie Groveon December 7, which retained Union control ofMissouriand northwestern Arkansas. (Full article...)

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Theocellated turkey(Meleagris ocellata) is a species ofturkeyresiding primarily in theYucatán Peninsula,Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala. It is a relative of the North Americanwild turkey(Meleagris gallopavo), although it is somewhat smaller. The body feathers of both sexes are a mixture of bronze and greeniridescentcolor, with neither sex possessing thebeardtypically found in wild turkeys. Tail feathers of both sexes are bluish-grey with an eye-shaped, blue-bronze spot near the end with a bright gold tip. These spots, orocelli(for which the ocellated turkey is named) have been likened to the patterning typically found on peafowl. This ocellated turkey was photographed nearTikalin the Petén region of Guatemala.

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