Near Oktaha in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

The Artillery

Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail Two · Federal Artillery Line —

The Artillery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. The Artillery Marker

Inscription. A field artillery unit was called a battery and consisted of two or more sections, each section having two guns. Seven or eight cannoneers were necessary to serve a gun. It took 25 to 30 men to keep a single gun in operating condition. At Honey Springs the Federals had four 6-pounder, four 12-pounder field guns, and four 12-pounder mountain howitzers. The Confederates had only three mountain howitzers and an experimental, small-bore rifled cannon. The number and weight of ordnance was a decisive factor in the Federal victory.

Case shot artillery shell filled with round bullets. It contained enough powder to burst the shell when ignited by the timed fuse and allow the bullets to scatter over a wide area and at a long distance.

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
Gen. William T. Sherman, USA

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.

Location. 35° 33.767′ N, 95° 28.293′ W.

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Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road 2.3 miles East 1020 Road when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oktaha OK 74450, 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 Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Breaking the Confederate Line (within shouting distance of this marker); The Federal Left · The Phillips' Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); "Follow Me!" · The U.S. Infantry and their Weapons (within shouting distance of this marker); The Federal Right · Judson's Brigade (about 400 feet

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. The Artillery Marker

away, measured in a direct line); The Battle Begins (about 500 feet away); 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry (about 700 feet away); 2nd Indian Home Guard (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.