outnumbering curtis's forces, van dorn attacked the union army at pea ridge on march 7–8. although wounded in the fray, price pushed curtis's force back at elkhorn tavern on the march 7, only to see the battle lost on the following day after a furious federal counterattack. price next crossed the mississippi river to reinforce gen. p. g. t. beauregard's army at corinth, mississippi. price was able to seize the union supply depot at nearby iuka, but was driven back by maj. gen. william s. rosecrans at the battle of iuka on september 19, 1862. a few weeks later, on october 3–4, price (under van dorn's command once more) was defeated with van dorn at the second battle of corinth.