Civil War Battles
In The Indian Nation



 


1861

  • Nov. 19, 1861 - Round Mountain in current Tulsa County, northwest quarter. Fought in the Creek Nation.
  • Dec. 9, 1861 - Chusto-Talasah
  • Dec. 26, 1861 - Chustenahlah in current Osage County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Cherokee Outlet
  • Caving Banks in current Washington County, southwest quarter. Fought in the Cherokee Nation. (This information is sourced from the Historical Atlas of Oklahoma by John W. Morris, Charles R. Goins and Edwin C. McReynolds. Third Edition, updated from the 1880 census. Searches on line indicate this is the same named battle as Chustenahlah above.)

1862

  • Jul. 27, 1862 - Bayou Bernard
  • Oct. 21, 1862 - Fort Cobb
  • Tonkawa Massacre in current Caddo County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Leased District.
  • Fort Davis in current Wagoner County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Creek Nation.
  • Locust Grove in current Mayes County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Cherokee Nation.
  • Oct. 22, 1862 - Fort Wayne in current Delaware County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Cherokee Nation.
  • Cowskin Prairie in current Ottawa County, southeast quarter. Fought in the area ceded by the Cherokee Nation to the Quapaws and other nations.

1863

  • Jan. 18, 1863 - Cherokee County
  • Mar. 30, 1863 - Tahlequah
  • Apr. 25, 1863 - Webbers Falls in current Muskogee County, near Sequoyah County line. Fought in the Cherokee Nation.
  • May 6, 1863 - Martin's House
  • May 20, 1863 - Fort Gibson
  • May 28, 1863 - Fort Gibson
  • Jun 16, 1863 - Greenleaf Prairie
  • Jul 17, 1863 - Honey Springs in current Muskogee County, mid point. Fought in the Creek Nation.
  • Jul. 20, 1863 - Cabin Creek, 1st, in current Craig County, southeast quarter. Fought in the Cherokee Nation.
  • Aug. 26, 1863 - Perryville in current Pittsburg County, northwest quarter. Fought in the Choctaw Nation.
  • Aug. 30-31, 1863 - ScuUyville
  • Sep. 1, 1863 - Backbone Mountain in current Le Flore County, northeast quarter near Arkansas border. Fought in the Choctaw Nation.
  • Sep. 9, 1863 - Webber's Falls
  • Sep. 14, 1863 - Seneca Station
  • Oct. 7 - Nov. 9, 1863 - Choctaw Nation
  • Oct. 11, 1863 - Brazil Creek
  • Oct. 25, 1863 - Creek Agency
  • Dec. 4-12, 1863 - Cherokee County
  • Dec. 16, 1863 - Fort Gibson
  • Dec. 18, 1863 - Sheldon's Place
  • Dec. 18, 1863 - Barren Fork

1864

  • Muddy Boggy in current Atoka County, north near Coal County line. Fought in the Choctaw Nation.

1865

  • Boggy Depot in current Atoka County, north near Coal County line. Fought in the Choctaw Nation.

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