Reenactment of the Battle of Honey Springs

September 26-28, 2008

The Battle of Honey Springs was the largest battle fought in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Nine thousand total troops were involved in the more than 4 hour battle that took place July 17, 1863. The Oklahoma Historical Society moved our reenactment of the battle to late September so that you, the viewing public, might not have to suffer the heat as did those that fought the battle. The battle was a resounding victory for the Federals who were outnumbered in manpower three-to-one, but held a three to one advantage over the Confederates in artillery.

We will reenact the battle of Honey Springs on Saturday and the battle of Greenleaf Prairie on Sunday. The battle of Greenleaf Prairie started out as a simple raid by Confederates on a Federal supply train between Forts Gibson and Smith. The battle, under unusual circumstances, looked at first as though the Federals would be wiped out, but the tide was turned in the nick of time by the happenstance of unwitting rescuers. For more information about these and the more than 100 other battles fought in Oklahoma, see "The Prairie was on Fire: Eyewitness Accounts of the Civil War in Indian Territory," by Whit Edwards. The book is available in the OHS Gift Shop.

September 26-28, 2008 at the Honey Springs Battlefield site. Reenactments will be held Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm, camps open at 9am. Admission is $5 per person, children 12 and under are free. Click here to see the flyer.

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For Teachers:

Education Day September 26  

For Reenactors:

Invitation to Participate  
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