Stigler in Haskell County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Battle of the J.R. Williams

Photographed by Michael Manning, March 26, 3013

1. Battle of the J.R. Williams Marker

Inscription. Site of Civil War naval battle. Confederate Indian forces led by Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, forced aground and captured Union Steamboat J.R. Williams with cargo worth $120,000, on June 15, 1864. Southern troops included Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Seminoles.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 69.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1857.

Location. 35° 15.654′ N, 95° 3.756′ W. Marker is in Stigler, Oklahoma, in Haskell County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 9 and Garland-Tamaha Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 9. Marker is located approximately 50 yards west of Garland-Tamaha Road on SR 9. Actual location of the J.R. Williams capture and sinking is approximately 10 miles northeast on the Canadian River near the town of Tamaha. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stigler OK 74462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw 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 6 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing (here, next to this

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marker); In Memory of the Early Choctaw Settlers (approx. 3½ miles away); Haskell County World War Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Unmarked Settlers' Graves Monument (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing (approx. 10½ miles away); Dwight Mission (approx. 17.4 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2013, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,298 times since then and 65 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 1, 2013, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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