Christopher Price

The largest Civil War engagement within Indian Territory was the battle at Honey Springs, an important stopping point on the Texas Road, a major route between Kansas and Texas. Indian men fought as members of national regiments (Union and Confederate), The battle was one of the largest and among the first engagements in which former slaves of Indians participated in Union uniform; it was also among the first major engagements of black troops as Union soldiers. As the turning point of the C