Near Oktaha in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
The Confederate Center
Honey Springs Battlefield
— Interpretive Trail Three · Confederate Line —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024
1. The Confederate Center Marker
Inscription.
The Confederate Center. Honey Springs Battlefield. Brig. Gen. Cooper alerted his troops to the coming battle and positioned his men to the left and right of the Texas Road with his seasoned veterans in the center. Three cavalry regiments presented a front about one-quarter mile in width. This gave the Confederate center a battle line approximately three-quarters of a mile long, with the artillery pieces near the Texas Road. The heaviest fighting was at the center of the line, with the 1st Kansas and 2nd Colorado opposing the 20th and 29th Texas. , In obedience to orders, this regiment was dismounted under cover of timber and proceeded rapidly on foot across the skirt of timber into the prairie, where we posted in line of battle. Capt. Harmon's squadron was retained as skirmishers, and Capt. Daugherty's Co. was sent up a small brushy ravine, that extended into the prairie a few yards to the left. Some 15 or 20 Choctaws came along our rear, hunting a place to these I immediately placed on our left, which extended our line nearly to the center of the ravine, up which Capt. Daugherty had been posted. , Lt. Col. Otis G. Welsh, , 29th Texas Cavalry, CSA
Brig. Gen. Cooper alerted his troops to the coming battle and
positioned his men to the left and right of the Texas Road with his
seasoned veterans in the center. Three cavalry regiments presented a front
about one-quarter mile in width. This gave the Confederate center a battle
line approximately three-quarters of a mile long, with the artillery pieces
near the Texas Road. The heaviest fighting was at the center of the line,
with the 1st Kansas and 2nd Colorado opposing the 20th and 29th Texas.
In obedience to orders, this regiment was dismounted under cover of timber and proceeded rapidly on foot across the skirt of timber into the prairie, where we posted in line of battle. Capt. Harmon's squadron was retained as skirmishers, and Capt. Daugherty's Co. was sent up a small brushy ravine, that extended into the prairie a few yards to the left. Some 15 or 20 Choctaws came along our rear, hunting a place to these I immediately placed on our left, which extended our line nearly to the center of the ravine, up which Capt. Daugherty had been posted.
Lt. Col. Otis G. Welsh,
29th Texas Cavalry, 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.
Location. 35° 33.495′ N, 95° 28.374′ W. Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. Marker can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road, 1.8 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.
2. The Confederate Center Marker looking East along Trail Three.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
