"Honey Springs The Affair at Elk Creek" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2023 8:38 p.m. PST |
"Following his defeat at Cabin Creek on July 1-2, 1863, Confederates under Col. Stand Watie withdrew to protect the supply depot at Honey Springs. There he rendezvoused with a larger force under Brig. Gen. Douglas Cooper. With the initiative firmly in hand, Union Maj. Gen. James Blunt set out from Fort Gibson in pursuit of Watie. Blunt's command consisted of the 2nd Colorado Infantry, 1st Kansas (Colored) Infantry, 6th Kansas Cavalry, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry along with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments of Indian Home Guard.
On the morning of July 17, Blunt cautiously approached Cooper's line located beyond Elk Creek. Cooper had at his disposal the 1st and 2nd Creek Mounted Rifles, 1st and 2nd Cherokee Mounted Rifles, 1st Chickasaw Regiment of Mounted Rifles, 1st Choctaw Regiment of Mounted Rifles as well as three Texas cavalry regiments…"
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| Choctaw | 06 Jan 2023 7:38 a.m. PST |
Thank you, Armand. While the Choctaws didn't exactly put up a good showing on the battlefields of the Civil War, we redeemed ourselves when we became the first code talkers in the Great War. |
| Tango01 | 06 Jan 2023 3:27 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami… Armand |
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