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The Union met the Confederates near here in 1862 for the Battle of Old Fort Wayne. [3] The old fort was located in present-day Adair County, near U.S. Hwy 59 just north of Watts, Oklahoma. An Oklahoma State Historical site marker can be seen alongside the highway. The marker was placed in the 1970s at the request of area residents.
The Battle of Old Fort Wayne, also known as Maysville, Beattie's Prairie, or Beaty's Prairie, was an American Civil War battle on October 22, 1862, in Delaware County in what is now eastern Oklahoma. Confederate Major General Thomas C. Hindman, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, had ordered his troops to put down bushwhackers in ...
Battle of Old Fort Wayne [21] October 22, 1862 Fort Wayne [22] American Civil War Operations North of Boston Mountains (1862) 64+ United States of America vs Confederate States of America Tonkawa Massacre: October 24, 1862 modern Caddo County: American Civil War 137-150 Osage vs Tonkawa [23] Battle of Cabin Creek [24] July 1–2, 1863 modern ...
Watts is near the site of Old Fort Wayne, which was founded in 1838.The Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) built a line through the area in 1895-96, and in 1912, relocated its division point from Stillwell to Watts Switch, one mile north of a community called Ballard.
Battle of Old Fort Wayne: Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) D: Union: Confederate forces go into Full retreat under Douglas H. Cooper, with the Union gaining control of the Indian territory. October 27, 1862: Battle of Georgia Landing: Louisiana: C: Union: Confederate forces fled to Labadieville. November 7, 1862: Battle of Clark's Mill ...
Fort Wayne (1838–1842). In Delaware County. Established to protect a military road connecting frontier fortifications and to ease the fear of Cherokee depredations in Arkansas. Named after Major General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796) who served in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). [18] Fort Washita (1842–1870). In Bryan County.
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Following the Battle of Old Fort Wayne in October 1862, most of the remainder of Drew's men, including Maj. Thomas Pegg, deserted to the Union army. What remained of his troops were consolidated with 2d Cherokee Mounted Rifles and reorganized as the 1st Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles with Stand Watie in command.