BATTLES IN OKLAHOMA CIVIL WAR

COACH BROWNOKLAHOMA HISTORYBATTLES IN OKLAHOMA CIVIL WARLOYAL CREEK FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

OpothleyaholaMuscugee Creek NationLoyal Creek 6500 Native Americans from several different tribesTreaty with South wanted to remain loyal to the North.Refered to President Lincoln as the Great Father

PATH OF THE LOYAL CREEK TO KANSASCONFEDERATE COLONEL COOPERCAMPED AT DEEP FORK AND NOTH FORK OF THE CANADIAN RIVERNOVEMBER 19, 1861 ROUND MOUNTAIN DECEMBER 9, 1861 CHUSTO TALASAH OR CAVING BANKS ON BIRD CREEKDECEMBER 26, 1861 CHUSTENAHLAH (WEST OF SKIATOOK)FLED TO KANSAS AND WERE REFUGES. MANY LOST FEET AND HANDS FROM FROST BITE.

PEA RIDGEMARCH 1862NORTHWEST ARKANSAS10,000 UNION SOLDIERS AND 16,000 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERSNORTH WAS LED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL SAMUEL CURTISSOUTH WAS LED BY MAJOR GENERAL EARL VAN DORN4600 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WERE KILLED800 CHEROKEE FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTHTHIS LOSS WEAKENED THE SOUTHS POSITON IN THE WEST

INDIAN EXPEDITIONUnion Leaders in Kansas put together an summoned troops from Northern States.Union General James Blunt and Colonel William WeerStand Waties Cavalry Confederate Union took over Fort Gibson and TahlequahJohn Ross protective custodyBattle in Northwest Arkansas Confederates retreated to Fort Wayne in Indian Territory.Blunt drove them out were they left cannon, supplies and fifty prisonersBATTLE AT CABIN CREEKUnion troops made up of Native Americans, Black and Whites Lead by Colonel James M. Williams to bring supplies and food Native American in Indian Territory that still lived there.On there way Stand Waties raided the supply train. Union won after a bloody battle and the supply train made in safely to Fort GibsonStand Watie

THE BATTLE AT HONEY SPRINGSUNION HAD WON GETTYSBURG AND VICKSBURGConfederates planned to combine forces to take over Fort Gibson.Blunt attacked early on July 15 1863Indian and Black Infantries helped win this battleThis was the Major Battle fought on Indian Territory