Near Pensacola in Craig County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Confederate Soldiers
Battle of Cabin Creek, Sept. 19, 1864
Photographed By Michael Manning, December 23, 2010
1. Confederate Soldiers Marker
The Confederate Soldiers
of the
Battle of Cabin Creek
Sept. 19, 1864
Erected by
Okla. Division
Daughters of the Confederacy
June 1961
Battle of Cabin Creek
Sept. 19, 1864
Confederate Forces --
Brig. Gen. Stand Watie - First Indian Brigade
Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano - Texas Cavalry Brigade
Part of Howell's Battery.
Federal Forces --
Captain Henry Hopkins - 2nd Kansas Cavalry
Detachments of 6th and 14th Kansas Cavalry
2nd and 3rd Indian Home Guard.
Federal wagon train valued at $1,500,000 attacked on the Military Road to Fort Gibson. At Big Cabin Creek the Confederates captured 130 wagons, 740 mules, all heavily loaded with commissary supplies.
Erected 1961 by Okla Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1961.
Location. 36° 29.34′ N, 95° 7.298′ W. Marker is near Pensacola, Oklahoma, in Craig County. Marker can be reached from Battle Site Road (E0367 Road), 0.7 miles east
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 3rd Indian Homeguards (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Indian Homeguards (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Kansas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Kansas Cavalry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cabin Creek (about 400 feet away); Old Military Road (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cabin Creek Battlefield (approx. 7˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola.
More about this marker. Although the Cabin Creek Battlefield is in Mayes County, close to Pensacola, its zipcode belongs to Vinita in Craig County.
This marker, along with numerous others are located in the Cabin Creek Battlefield Park which is owned by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Civil War Trust.
Photographed By Michael Manning, December 23, 2010
2. An additional Cabin Creek Battlefield Marker
Photographed By Michael Manning, December 23, 2010
3. Confederate Soldiers Marker
Photographed By Mark Hilton
4. Confederate Soldiers Monument, sides 3 & 4
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 22, 2019
5. Confederate Soldiers Marker in the Cabin Creek Battlefield park
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
