First Battle of Cabin Creek
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The First Battle of Cabin Creek occurred from July 1 to July 2, 1863, Mayes County, Oklahoma during the American Civil War. Confederate forces, led by Colonel Stand Watie, sought to ambush a Union sup
Monument of 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment at Cabin Creek Battle Site, Oklahoma
The 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, later renamed the 79th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a military unit composed of African-American troops recruited from Kansas that served in th
First Battle of Cabin Creek
…Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, 9th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, 3rd Regiment, Indian Home Guard, 1st Kansas Colored Infantry and the 2nd Kansas Artillery. Confederate Colonel Stand Watie had intended to ambush Williams' convoy and had 1,600 to 1,800 men lying in wait at the…
James Monroe Williams, Colonel of 1st Kansas Colored Infantry