Skirmish at Drum Creek - Independence, KS
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The Snowdog
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A historical marker at this location describes a skirmish between Osage Indians and Confederate Officers - east of Independence, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM175TT
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2022
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A historical marker at this location describes a skirmish, which occurred in May 1863, between Osage Indians and a troop of Confederate officers. The Osage had been harassed by both sides, and had ordered all non-Osage off their territory. An Osage hunting party encountered a troop of about twenty Confederate officers who were on their way west to stir up rebellion in New Mexico and Colorado. A shot was fired, dropping one Osage, and the Osage pursued the Confederates for fifteen miles to a location a few miles east of this location, at Drum Creek, and killed all but two - thus foiling the Confederate plot to sow seeds of insurrection in the west.
Name of Battle:
Skirmish at Drum Creek
Name of War: U.S. Cvil War
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 05/01/1863
Date of Battle (End): 05/01/1863
Parking: Not Listed
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