The Battle of Honey Springs Memorial and Friends of Honey Springs Annual Meeting
Schedule
Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
423159 E 1030 Road , Checotah, OK, United States, Oklahoma 74426 | Checotah, OK
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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. The 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.
A schedule complete with speakers and presenters will be made available closer to the time of the event. For more information regarding the memorial service and Honey Springs Battlefield, call 918-617-7125. You can also email [email protected].
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