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

Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery

Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail One · Federal Bivouac —

Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery Marker

Inscription. Smith's Kansas Battery was organized in August 1862 as light artillery. The battery was equipped with two 12-pounder field howitzers and four 6-pounder guns, all captured from Confederate units. First stationed at Fort Scott, Kansas, the battery was attached to the Army of the Frontier. The battery saw action in important engagements in Missouri and Arkansas, and at Cabin Creek, Indian Territory.

My command consisted of two 12-pounder brass guns and two 6-pounder iron guns, manned by 77 officers and men. At 3 a.m. of the 16th, my two 6-pounder guns, under Lieut. Wilson, were ordered out to assist the 6th Kansas Volunteers in forcing a passage at the upper ford of the Arkansas. This was effected without opposition, and that portion of the command proceeded to the ford at the mouth of Grand River, where I rejoined it at 5 p.m. of the same day with the 12-pounder guns. The march was continued during the night in the direction of Honey Springs, Creek Nation, and at 8 a.m. of the 17th we came in sight of the enemy's line on Elk Creek.
Capt. Edward A. Smith,
2nd Kansas Battery, USA

Caption:
Capt. Edward A. Smith, 2nd Kansas Battery, USA
(Courtesy Alex Chamberlin Collection USAMHI)

Erected 2020 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 month for this entry is August 1862.

Location. 35° 33.909′

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N, 95° 28.242′ W. Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. Marker can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road, 2.4 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oktaha OK 74450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Short Trail to the Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Hopkin's Battery of Kansas Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Kansas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Indian Home Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Colorado Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Indian Home Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Indian Home Guard (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.

Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery Marker looking east along Trail One. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery Marker looking east along Trail One.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.