19 Nov 61, Round Mountain, IndTer - Battleground 9: Chickamauga
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19 November 1861, Round Hill, IndTer [Curt Cabbage]
The Battle of Round Mountain was the first battle in the Trail
of Blood on Ice campaign for the control of Indian Territory
during the American Civil War and occurred on November 19, 1861.
The physical location of the battle is in dispute. Some historians
believe it to be near Keystone while others contend that it is
near Yale, Oklahoma Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander
of the Indian Department, was unable to reconcile differences
with Chief Opothleyahola, commander of a band of Unionist Creeks
and Seminoles. Cooper set out on November 15, 1861, with about
1,400 men either to compel Opothleyahola 's submission or “drive
him and his party from the country.” Cooper's force rode up the
Deep Fork of the Canadian River to find Chief Opothleyahola’s
camp deserted. On November 19, Cooper learned from captured prisoners
that part of Opothleyahola’s band was erecting a fort at the
Red Fork of the Arkansas River. Cooper’s men arrived there around
4:00 p.m. Charging cavalry discovered that Opothleyahola’s followers
had recently abandoned their camp. The Confederates located and
followed stragglers; the 4th Texas blundered into Opothleyahola’s
warriors on the tree line at the foot of the Round Mountains.
The Federal response chased the Confederate cavalry back to Cooper’s
main force. Darkness prevented Cooper's counterattack until the
main enemy force was within 60 yards. After a short fight, Opothleyahola’s
men set fire to the prairie grass and retreated. The following
morning, Cooper advanced on Opothleyahola’s new camp but found
that the Federal forces had fled. The Confederates claimed victory
because Chief Opothleyahola had left the area. This was the
first of three encounters between Opothleyahola’s Union bands
and Confederate troops. The chief was forced to flee to Kansas
at the end of the year. The Confederate loss in the engagement
was 1 captain and 5 men killed, 3 severely and 1 slightly wounded,
and 1 missing. Opothleyahola lost about 110 killed and wounded.[
The Battle of Round Mountain was the first battle in the Trail
of Blood on Ice campaign for the control of Indian Territory
during the American Civil War and occurred on November 19, 1861.
The physical location of the battle is in dispute. Some historians
believe it to be near Keystone while others contend that it is
near Yale, Oklahoma Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander
of the Indian Department, was unable to reconcile differences
with Chief Opothleyahola, commander of a band of Unionist Creeks
and Seminoles. Cooper set out on November 15, 1861, with about
1,400 men either to compel Opothleyahola 's submission or “drive
him and his party from the country.” Cooper's force rode up the
Deep Fork of the Canadian River to find Chief Opothleyahola’s
camp deserted. On November 19, Cooper learned from captured prisoners
that part of Opothleyahola’s band was erecting a fort at the
Red Fork of the Arkansas River. Cooper’s men arrived there around
4:00 p.m. Charging cavalry discovered that Opothleyahola’s followers
had recently abandoned their camp. The Confederates located and
followed stragglers; the 4th Texas blundered into Opothleyahola’s
warriors on the tree line at the foot of the Round Mountains.
The Federal response chased the Confederate cavalry back to Cooper’s
main force. Darkness prevented Cooper's counterattack until the
main enemy force was within 60 yards. After a short fight, Opothleyahola’s
men set fire to the prairie grass and retreated. The following
morning, Cooper advanced on Opothleyahola’s new camp but found
that the Federal forces had fled. The Confederates claimed victory
because Chief Opothleyahola had left the area. This was the
first of three encounters between Opothleyahola’s Union bands
and Confederate troops. The chief was forced to flee to Kansas
at the end of the year. The Confederate loss in the engagement
was 1 captain and 5 men killed, 3 severely and 1 slightly wounded,
and 1 missing. Opothleyahola lost about 110 killed and wounded.[
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