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

The Confederate Right

Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail Three · Confederate Line —

The Confederate Right Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. The Confederate Right Marker

Inscription. Brig. Gen. Douglas H. 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 to oppose the Federal troops. On his right were the men of the two Cherokee regiments.

I rode forward to the position north of Elk Creek, where Capt. Lee's light howitzer battery had been posted, and found it supported by Col. Bass' regiment, by a portion of the 2nd Cherokee Regiment, and a body of skirmishers on the right, under command of Capt. Hugh Tinnin, of the 1st Cherokee Regiment. A movement on my right was discovered, and Capt. Tinnin reported that the skirmishers would soon be engaged. One half of Col. Bass' regiment, under Capt. Johnson, was then ordered to the right to support Capt. Tinnin, and I rode over to their position and found, by movements of officers, that there was a body of troops on my extreme right. A part of the 2nd Cherokee Regiment, just returned from a scout to Prairie Springs, who were getting breakfast at camp, were then ordered up and conducted by myself to the right.
Brig. Gen.
Douglas H. Cooper, CSA

Erected 2019

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Honey Springs Battlefield series list.

Location. 35° 33.43′ N, 95° 28.323′ W. Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road 1.9 miles 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.

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: 1st and 2nd Regiments of Cherokee Mounted Rifles

The Confederate Right Marker (on left side). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. The Confederate Right Marker (on left side).

(here, next to this marker); Breaking the Line, Hand-to-Hand Combat (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Texas Cavalry & 20th Texas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Texas Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st and 2nd Regiments of Creek Mounted Volunteers (about 400 feet away); 5th Texas Partisan Rangers and Lee's Light Battery (about 400 feet away); Primitive Trail to Elk Creek Overlook (about 500 feet away); The Confederate Center (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.