Category Archives: This Date in Civil War History

On this date in the Civil War: December 26, 1861 - The Battle of Chustenahlah (150th Anniversary)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 9-14: The area was a good defensive position on a rocky, tree-covered ridge overlooking the creek bottom with nothing but prairie to the front. Once again Opoethleyohola prepared to … Continue reading →

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On this date in Civil War history: November 19, 1861 - Battle of Round Mountain (150th Anniversary)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 3-7: In mid-November 1861 Opoethleyohola, a chief of the Creek tribe, along with about 5,000 men, women and children, departed their homes and moved northwest to isolate themselves from … Continue reading →

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On this date in Civil War history: December 9, 1861 - The Battle of Chusto-Talasah (150th Anniversary)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Also known as the engagement of “Caving Banks” or “Little High Shoals,” the Civil War Battle of Chusto-Talasa took place on Bird Creek near present Sperry in Tulsa County. In November 1861 Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander of the … Continue reading →

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In Memory: Senator Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Edward Baker was born in London, England. his family moved to the United States in 1815, and Baker spent the next ten years of his life in Philadelphia before his family moved to Indiana and then Illinois. While still a … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago: Battle of Ball’s Bluff Oct. 21, 1861

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Ball’s Bluff was a small battle by the standards of the Civil War, but it had ramifications far beyond its size. It was only the second significant battle in the east, and received a great deal of attention in both … Continue reading →

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On this date in Civil War history: August 2, 1861

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Friday August 2, 1861 The Federal Congress passed the first national income tax measure, calling for 3 percent on incomes over $800. The bill also provided for new and stiffer tariffs. Northern forces abandoned Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory, in … Continue reading →

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