 Local government was apparently in disarray—county officials did not hold session from April 1861 to July 1864.During the war, General McCulloch, General Pearce, and General Price met at a private home in "Roller's Ridge" to discuss the proposed site to wage battle at Cross Hollows in Benton County, Arkansas, before the Battle of Pea Ridge.After the war, development in "Roller's Ridge" resumed and settlers continued to arrive.