Rentiesville in McIntosh County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles

Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail Five · Last Engagement —

1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. 1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles Marker

Inscription. In 1861 the 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles was organized under the command of Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian agent Douglas H. Cooper. After his promotion to brigadier general, the regiment served under Choctaw Col. Tandy Walker. The regiment was involved in the campaign against Creek leader Opothleyahola at Round Mountain, Chusto-Talasah, and Chustenalah. They also were engaged at Bayou Menard and Old Fort Wayne in Indian Territory before the action at Honey Springs.

Our men fought well considering the number we were engaged with, but compelled to retreat at last. The Feds went back to Gibson and folks are generally in good spirits and wishful that we will whip them yet and drive them from our country.
Pvt. R. Jackson Ross, Company B,
1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles, CSA

Erected 2019 by Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Honey Springs Battlefield series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 35° 32.288′ N, 95° 28.851′ W. Marker is in Rentiesville,

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Oklahoma, in McIntosh County. It can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.1 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rentiesville OK 74459, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Armies Rest and Recuperate (within shouting distance of this marker); Treating the Wounded (within shouting distance of this marker); Burying the Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Private Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); William Frederick McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); The Final Engagement (about

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. 1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles Marker

300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Confederate Headquarters and Reserve Units (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battlefield Archaeology (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rentiesville.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.