Union Monument - Honey Springs Battlefield - Checotah, Oklahoma
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gparkes
N 35° 31.821 W 095° 29.161
15S E 274597 N 3934702
Located at the Honey Springs Battlefield, this is one of four markers for unit participation.
Waymark Code: WM7XQ8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2009
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Marker states:
"We here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in vain."
This commemorative marker is dedicated to the memory of the Union soldiers who bravely fought and died here on July 17, 1863. Major General James G. Blunt began moving 3,000 Union troops south along the Texas Road on July 15 to prevent a Confederate attack on Fort Gibson. The Battle of Honey Springs took place north of the Depot where 5,000 Confederate troops were deployed along the road. Despite desperate Confederate resistance, Blunt's troops forced a Confederate retreat and earrned a Union victory.
Union Units represented in the battle were:
First Indian Home Guards
Second Indian Home Guards
Third Indian Home Guards
First Kansas Colored Infantry
Sixth Kansas Cavalry
Second Kansas Battery
Hopkins Kansas Battery
Second Colorado Infantry
Third Wisconsin Cavalry
Donated by grateful Oklahomans in remembrance of those Union soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Honey Springs.
Oklahoma Historical Society 1983
The history of the area is very interesting. This battle is part of a much larger campaign spanning from 1861 to 1863. To get a better understanding of the battle, take a look at the waymark for the Honey Springs Battlefield.