Oktaha in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
6th Kansas Cavalry
Honey Springs Battlefield
— Interpretive Trail One · Federal Bivouac —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024
1. 6th Kansas Cavalry Marker
The infantry units were in garrison at Fort Scott, Kansas, while the cavalry units served as scouting details or pickets. Units saw action in Missouri and Arkansas as well as Indian Territory. The battalion consisting of companies A, C, F, and H engaged at Honey Springs under the command of Lt. Col. W. T. Campbell.
My command left camp... the 16th with a section of the 2nd Kansas Battery, crossing the Verdigris and Arkansas Rivers without loss... I, with my command, was ordered to take the advance, Company F, Capt. Gordon, being advance guard. About daybreak the advance came up with the enemy in considerable force, The captain immediately formed his men and opened a brisk fire on the enemy, but was compelled by superior numbers to fall back. I brought the rest of my command forward at a gallop to the advance, and, after a sharp skirmish, drove the enemy from his position, I then advanced and came up with the enemy, posted in force under cover of timber at Elk Creek.
Lt. Col. W. T. Campbell,
6th Kansas Cavalry, USA
this page online
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 July 1861.
Location. 35° 33.904′ N, 95° 28.212′ W. Marker is in Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. Marker can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road, 2˝ 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. Hopkin's Battery of Kansas Artillery (here, next to this marker); 1st Indian Home Guard (here, next to this marker); 2nd Colorado Infantry (here, next to this marker); 3rd Indian Home Guard (a few steps from this marker); Short Trail to the Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Indian Home Guard (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024
2. 6th Kansas Cavalry Marker (2nd from right)
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 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
