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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260718T103000
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SUMMARY:The Battle of Honey Springs Memorial
DESCRIPTION:Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service on Saturday\, July 18\, at 10:30 a.m.\, to honor the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. \nThe service commemorates the largest of approximately 107 documented Civil War military engagements that took place throughout Indian Territory\, now present-day Oklahoma. The engagement took place at the Honey Springs settlement\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation\, on July 17\, 1863\, just two weeks after the famous Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Approximately 9\,000 Union and Confederate troops\, mostly Native and African Americans\, were involved in the Battle of Honey Springs. Of those\, approximately 200 total casualties were suffered. After a decisive Union victory\, the Confederates lost control of Indian Territory north of the Arkansas River. The Union victory also ensured Federal control of Fort Gibson in Indian Territory and Fort Smith in Arkansas. \nTom Wing from the Drennen-Scott Historic Site will serve as the keynote speaker\, addressing the connections between Arkansas and Indian Territory during the Civil War and their influence on the Battle of Honey Springs. OHS Executive Director Trait Thompson and Honey Springs Battlefield Site Director Molly Hutchins will also offer remarks. Seth Goff\, historical interpreter at Fort Gibson Historic Site\, and living historian Jacob Spillars will post the colors. Jim Spillars will play Taps\, and the Fort Towson Historic Site crew will present an artillery salute. The event will conclude with the annual meeting of the Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield. \nFor more information regarding the memorial service and Honey Springs Battlefield\, call 918-617-7125. You can also email honeysprings@history.ok.gov. \n \n
URL:https://www.okhistory.org/calendar/event/the-battle-of-honey-spring-memorial/
LOCATION:Honey Springs Battlefield\, 423159 E 1030 Road\, Checotah\, OK\, 74426\, United States
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