On Saturday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m., Honey Springs Battlefield will host living historian Jim Spillars, who will portray General Blunt (1826–1881). Spillars will give a presentation on Blunt’s leadership during the Engagement at Honey Springs, which was the largest of more than 107 documented hostile encounters in Indian Territory. He will be dressed in period Civil War attire for this event.

James Blunt was a ship captain, a physician, and an abolitionist. He led Indigenous and Black troops to victory at the Battle of Honey Springs, helping to bring a portion of Indian Territory under Union control.

Jim Spillars is the former president of the Washington County Historical Society and has dedicated many years to studying and portraying General Blunt.