Union Soldiers (Honey Spring)

Union Soldiers (Honey Spring)

MatthewMason

English

Site

2165

1986-01-01

m x m x m

current,35.53028,-95.48607;

Union Soldiers (Honey Spring)

TEXT

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Union_Soldiers_(Honey_Spring)

Plaque

Granite - pink

"Union Soldiers Honey Springs July 17, 1863 ""We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have fallen in vain"" This commemorative marker is dedicated to the memory of the Union soldiers who bravely fought and died here on July 17, 1863. Major General James G. Blunt began moving 3,000 Union troops south on the Texas Road on July 15 to prevent a Confederate attack on Fort Gibson. The Battle of Honey Springs took place north of the depot where 5,000 Confederate troops were deployed along the road. Despite desperate Confederate resistance, Blunt's troops forced a Confederate retreat and earned a Union victory. Union units represented in the battle were: [list] Dedicated by grateful Oklahomans in remembrance of those Union soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Honey Springs."

Oklahoma Historical Society

Union

Battlefield