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

How We Know What We Know

Letters, Diaries, & On-The-Spot Reporting
Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail Four · Battle at the Bridge —

How We Know What We Know · <small> Letters, Diaries, and On-The-Spot Reporting</small> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. How We Know What We Know · Letters, Diaries, and On-The-Spot Reporting Marker

Inscription. Newspapermen, sketch artists, and even photographers reported on the Civil War. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper was represented at the Battle of Honey Springs by James R. O'Neill, whose sketch and report on the battle appeared in that paper on August 29, 1863. O'Neill was killed at the Baxter Springs Massacre a few weeks after making his sketch.

Erected 2019 by Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Honey Springs Battlefield series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 1863.

Location. 35° 33.123′ N, 95° 28.465′ W. Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road 1.4 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is east of the trailhead for Trail #4. 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.

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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: How We Know What We Know · Archeological Surveys & Interviews (within shouting distance of this marker); Farming and Communities · along the Texas Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Toll Bridge and Fords · Crossing Elk Creek (about 500 feet away); Defending the Bridge · and other Fighting along Elk Creek (about 500 feet away); Battle for the Bridge (about 500 feet away); Southern Camps (about 600 feet away); How We Know What We Know · Official Reports (about 600 feet away); 1st and 2nd Regiments of Cherokee Mounted Rifles (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on James R. O'Neill. (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Mark
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. Marker along the trail heading east.
Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

How We Know What We Know

Letters, Diaries, & On-The-Spot ReportingHoney Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail Four · Battle at the Bridge —

Letters, Diaries, & On-The-Spot Reporting
Honey Springs Battlefield