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  2. List of battles fought in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Cabin Creek [24] July 1–2, 1863 modern Mayes County: American Civil War Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863) 88 United States of America vs Confederate States of America Battle of Honey Springs [25] July 17, 1863 modern Muskogee County & McIntosh County: American Civil War Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863) 167

  3. Battle of Chusto-Talasah - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Chusto-Talasah, also known as Bird Creek, Caving Banks, and High Shoal, was fought December 9, 1861, in what is now Tulsa County, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory) during the American Civil War. It was the second of three battles in the Trail of Blood on Ice campaign for the control of Indian Territory during the American Civil War.

  4. Washita Battlefield National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Trails lead from the parking area on 47A through the park. The visitor center features exhibits about the battle, the soldiers and the Cheyenne, as well as a film and a bookstore. The area that the historic site encompasses is part of a 315.2-acre memorial [4] associated with the 1868 Battle of Washita River. Landscape areas mainly to the east ...

  5. Indian Territory in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    During the American Civil War, most of what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma was designated as the Indian Territory.It served as an unorganized region that had been set aside specifically for Native American tribes and was occupied mostly by tribes which had been removed from their ancestral lands in the Southeastern United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

  6. History of Tulsa, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    By 1898, the city had a population of 1,100. The city of Tulsa was incorporated in 1899. [13] The 1900 U. S. census reported a population of 1,390. [19] The first newspaper in Tulsa, the Indian Republican, began publication in 1893. [20] It was renamed Tulsa World in 1905. Eugene Lorton bought an interest in the paper in 1911, and it was owned ...

  7. Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams - Wikipedia

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    It took place on June 15, 1864, on the Arkansas River in the Choctaw Nation (Indian Territory) which became encompassed by the State of Oklahoma. It is popularly termed the "only naval battle" in that landlocked state. It was a successful Confederate attack on the Union Army's lines of supply. [1]

  8. Battle of Honey Springs - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Honey Springs, [a] also known as the Affair at Elk Creek, on July 17, 1863, was an American Civil War engagement and an important victory for Union forces in their efforts to gain control of the Indian Territory. It was the largest confrontation between Union and Confederate forces in the area that would eventually become Oklahoma ...

  9. Timeline of Tulsa, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Tulsa City Hall in 1909. 1910 Tulsa County Court House built. [22] Population: 18,182. [4] Exchange National Bank founded after failure of Farmers' National Bank. [23] Texaco builds first oil refinery in West Tulsa. Oil & Gas Journal, oil industry trade journal, headquartered in Tulsa. Area of city: 3.5 square miles. [24]