- 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers, 1863 - 1865
On July 17, 1863, at the Battle of Honey Springs, the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers wrote a stirring page in American history, becoming one of the first Black units of the Civil War to play a key role in a Union victory as Major General James G. Blunt, the Union commander at Honey Springs, reported: "The First Kansas (Colored) particularly distinguished itself. They fought like veterans, and preserved their line unbroken throughout the engagement. Their coolness and bravery I have never seen surpassed; they were in the hottest of the fight ...
McIntosh county #military 
- Abert Expedition
At this location on October 1, 1845, a military expedition to the Rocky Mountains under the command of James William Abert paused on its return journey to sketch the buttes appearing to the south. This was the first expedition to make the overland trip with a train of wagons from Bent's Fort, in present-day Colorado, down the Canadian River to Fort Gibson.
Blaine county #expedition #military 
- Amos Chapman
Famous Civilian Indian Scout for the U.S. Army, was born in 1839 and died in 1925 He was one of five survivors of the 1874 Buffalo Wallow Fight, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts. Chapman married a Cheyenne woman named Mary Longneck, the daughter of Chief Stone.
Dewey county #indian #military 
- Apache Prisoner-of-War Cemeteries
Apache Prisoner-of-War Cemeteries Here beneath Oklahoma Skies far from their native haunts in Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico is the resting place for more than 300 Apaches of the Chiricahua, Warm Springs, and Nedni tribes. During and after the Geronimo campaign of 1886 these people - hostiles, friendlies, and scouts alike-were sent as prisoners-of-war to Florida, then to Alabama. In 1894 they were brought to Fort Sill where they remained for the next 19 years. Living in 12 villages, with many of their leading men serving ...
Comanche county #cemetery #indian #military - Battle of Locust Grove
Federal troops suddenly attacked a Confederate camp along the ridge near here are dawn, July 2, 1862. The surprised Confederates hardly returned fired before their officers and heavy supplies where captured. Yet, hot fighting in the woods lasted nearly all day.
Mayes county #civil war #military 
- Battle of The Washita
2 mi. West Nov. 27, 1868, Col. George A. Custer, commanding 7th Cavalry, attacked the Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle. 153 Cheyenne casualties, and 34 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Among the killed was Capt. L.M. Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Battle the start of Sheridan's Washita campaign.
Roger Mills county #battlefield #indian #military 
- Battle of Turkey Springs
Marker is missing (See history below in more information)
Woods county #battle #cavalry #cheyenne #indian #military - Camp Comanche
Camp Comanche was set up near a large Comanche Village by First Dragoons under Col. Henry Dodge. July 16.1834 Note: Camp Comanche is listed in both Caddo/Comanche counties because it was located on the boundary line of both counties.
Caddo county #expedition #military - Camp Comanche
Camp Comanche was set up near a large Comanche Village by First Dragoons under Col. Henry Dodge. July 16.1834 Note: Camp Comanche is listed in both Caddo/Comanche counties because it was located on the boundary line of both counties.
Comanche county #expedition #military - Camp Leavenworth
Named for Gen. Henry Leavenworth who died near here July 21, 1834, while enroute from Fort Givson to Wichita Village in Western Oklahoma for a peace conference with Plains Indians. The expedition continued under Col. Henry Dodge, assisted by many notable officers and civilians including Lt. Jefferson Davis and George Catlin, the artist of Indian life.
Marshall county #military 
- Camp Radziminski
Established Sept. 1858, by four troops of crack 2nd Cav. under Major Earl Van Dorn. Named in memory of Lt. Charles Radzimisnski, a former member of the Regt. E. Kirby Smith. Cornelius Van Camp, Fitzhugh Lee, W. B. Royall all served there. Permanent type buildings never erected; post abandoned by Army, Dec 6, 1859
Kiowa county #camp #military 
- Camp Supply
Established Nov., 1868 by Gen. Alfred Sully with 5 companies of 3rd Inf. This was the supply base for Col. Custer's 7th Cav. Here, Dec. 2, 1868 Gen Sheridan received Custer returning from the Battle of the Washita. Name changed to Ft. Supply, 1889. Post abandoned 1893. Buildings now used by State as hospital.
Woodward county #camp #military - Chief Bugler's Grave
On Lake Shore On 5 March 1869 William Gruber, Lad of 20 of Topeka, KANS., Chief Bugler of 19th Kans. Cav was killed in hunting accident while his regiment in bivouac with supply train. Gruber "a favorite of everybody" was buried at dawn with "honors of war."Oklahoma Historical Society, 1959
Kiowa county #military 
- Crossing Ft. Supply - Ft. Reno Military Road
In 1870 a supply road was established between Ft. Supply and the Cheyenne-Arapaho agency in Darlington, O.T. The road (and telegraph line) was built as an extension of the Ft. Dodge (KS) - Ft. Supply trail and extended to Ft. Reno in 1875. In constant use by the army, indians and traders, this artery played a prominent part in the history of Oklahoma before the coming of the railroads.
Woodward county #military #trail - Doaksville
Growing around Josiah Doak's store, established in the late 1830s, the town became the commercial center of the region. On November 11, 1847, the name of the nearby post office at Fort Towson was changed to Doaksville. None of the original structures are standing today. It was near here that Brigadier General Stand Watie became the last Confederate general to surrender in the Civil War.*
Choctaw county #choctaw #civil war #confederate #ghost town #military - First Military Road
Constructed by Captain John Stuart, of the Seventh Infantry, in 1832, the road ran between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Fort Towson in the Choctaw Nation. The route was originally marked by Robert Bean and Jesse Chisholm and served to unite the new frontier posts that were established with the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to present-day Oklahoma. *
LeFlore county #choctaw #military #trail 
- First Tornado Forecast
March 25, 1948 This memorial is dedicated to the first operational tornado forecast issued on March 25, 1948 by Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller at Tinker air force base, Oklahoma. Issued several hours before a tornado struck Tinker air force base, this first forecast proved severe weather could be anticipated with a reasonable degree of accuracy. This focused national attention on forecasting tornadoes and warning the public of their potential danger. Severe weather pioneers, Major Fawbush and Captain ...
Oklahoma county #military #tinker afb #weather - Fort Arbuckle
Established in April, 1851, by Capt. R.B. Marcy. From here in 1852 Capts Marcy and Geo. B. McClellan, later Comdr. in Chief of Army of Potomoc, set out to explore source of Red River. Post abandoned to Confederates May 3, 1861. Again garrisoned by U.S. troops after Civil War; abandoned 1870. Initial Point for land surveys is 1 mi. south at intersection of Indian Meridian and Base Line.*
Garvin county #civil war #fort #military 
- Fort Cobb - Marker
Fort Cobb Site near here , East Established by Oct 1, 1859 by 1st Cavalry. U.S.A. under Major Wm. H. Emory. Post evacuated by Federal troops. May 1861, and occupied by Confederate garrison 1862. Hq. for Gen. W.B. Hazen, special Indian Agent, 1868. Gen. Phil H. Sheridan based here Winter 1868-69. Fort Cobb abandoned by U. S. Army March 12,1969.
Caddo county #camp #military 
- Fort Cobb - Monument
Fort Cobb Established Oct.1, 1859 by U.S. Troops under Major W.H. Emory as protection against raids of Plains Indians on Choctaws, Chickasaws, and on white emigrants moving west. Evacuated May 5, 1861 by Union Troops and soon occupied by Confedrate forces under Colonel W.C. Young. Although sacked by hostile indians Oct. 23, 1862, held intermittently by Confederate commands until close of Civil War . Ruins rebuilt and regarrisoned by Federal units autumn 1868. After Battle of Washita, Generals Philip Sheridan and George Custer ...
Caddo county #camp #military - Fort Coffee
Established June 16, 1834, by 7th Inf., and named in honor of Gen. John Coffee of Tennessee. Abandoned by U.S. Army in November 1838. In 1842 site selected by Chactaw Council and established as Ft. Coffee Academy for boys During Civil War buildings used as barracks by Confederate forces. In Oct. 1863 captured by Federal troops and principal buildings burned.
LeFlore county #choctaw #civil war #fort #military - Fort Dodge-Camp Supply Trail
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Harper county #military #trail 
- Fort McCulloch
Fort McCulloch Earthworks 1.5 mi. S.E. Constructed early in 1862 by Gen. Albert Pike, C.S.A as major Confederate stronghold in southern Indian Territory. Named for Gen. Ben McCulloch, who fell at Pea Ridge. Fort had 18 pieces of artillery; 3,000 soldiers garrisoned there. Pike shortly relieved of command and post abandoned. He then devoted years to Masonry.
Bryan county #civil war #fort #military 
- Fort Reno Marker
Fort Reno Old Post about 2 mi. N. U.S. troops encamped near Cheyenne Agencey in Indian uprising 1874. Site s.w. of agency selected by Agt. J.D. Miles and Capt T. Wint, established as permanent post in July, 1875, and named for Gen. Jesse L. Reno who died in action in Battle of Antietam., 1862. Post abandodned Feb. 24, 1908. Reserve was U.S. remount station to 1949
Canadian county #military 
- Fort Sill
Old Post Site first occupied by Wichita Indian Village. Post Established Jan 8, 1864 By Geo P.M. Sheridan To Control Tribes. National Register of Historic Places Fort Sill *** (added 1966 - District - #66000629) US 62, Fort Sill Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Water Works ...
Comanche county #indian #military 
- Fort Supply Historic Site
Established as Camp Supply in 1868 in the western part of the Cherokee Outlet, this supply base served General Philip Sheridan's winter campaign against hostile Indian tribes of the southern Great Plains. The fort was also responsible for protecting the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservations from incursions by whites, and for protecting travelers and southern Kansas from hostile tribes. The camp's name was changed to Fort Supply in 1878 when it was set up as a permanent military post. The fort's troops participated in territorial land openings ...
Woodward county #camp #military - Fort Towson
Established in 1824, Fort Towson was the principal United States Army post in the Choctaw Nation. Located on a bluff along the east bank of Gates Creek, the post was originally constructed in the shape of a square composed of inward-facing buildings; however, it was later expanded to include several additional buildings outside the original square. Extensive archaeological investigations have been conducted on the site, and the remains of many of the original structures are now visible.*
Choctaw county #army #choctaw #fort #military - Fort Towson
Established May, 1824, under command of Col. Matthew Arbuckle to guard this region on Spanish border. Headquarters of Gen. S.B. Maxey, U.S. Army; abandoned at close of Civil War. In the vicinity, Doaksville was important trading center and one time capitol of Choctaw Nation, George Hudson, Principal Chief, 1860. Noted Choctaws included David Folsom and Robert M. Jones.*
Choctaw county #choctaw #civil war #fort #military #spanish #trading post 
- Fort Washita
Site selected and named 1842 by Gen. Zachary Taylor, later Pres. of U.S. Fort established 1842 by 2nd Dragoons, occupied by several rifle, infantry, cavalry, artillery companies. Built to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians from Plains Indians and wagon trains moving west. With the Mexican War and after gold was discovered in California, Fort Washita became center of activity. Occupied during Civil War by Confederate forces. Not occupied any time thereafter by U.S. troops.
Bryan county #civil war #fort #military - Ft. Smith - Ft. Townson Military Road
Ft. Smith - Ft. Townson Military Road This road extended through the Choctaw Mation over 130 miles of rugged terrain and raging streams. It was blazed by Col. Robert Bean and constructed by Captain John Stuart and used to carry supplies and move troops and emigrants through the region. The route crossed the Winding Stair Mtn. at this point. Eastern Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission 1975.
LeFlore county #military #road #trail - General Douglas Hancock Cooper
"Kind and sympathetic by nature, generous to a fault, he was an honest man of noble impulses, and born and bred a gentleman." These were the words of a contemporary of Brigadier General Douglas Cooper, C.S.A. Cooper was appointed U.S. Agent to Choctaws, 1853, and to the Chickasaws, 1856. Under his supervision the two agencies were consolidated and office was located at Fort Washita. With outbreak of war between the states, Cooper was designated by his friend Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, to be Choctaw - Chickasaw ...
Bryan county #biography #civil war #military 
- General Franks Institute and Museum
Mission: The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum will utilize its collection, facilities, and resources to advance the understanding of historical events, encourage leadership development and inspire enlightened decision making by providing a forum of critical thinking through scholarly research, exhibitions, and public programs. *
Kiowa county #military #museum 
- Guthrie National Guard Armory
National Guard Armory Guthrie, Oklahoma Built by the Works Progress Administration May 26, 1937 Placed on the National register of Historical Places September 8, 1988 By the United State Department of the Interior. Donated by 45th Inf. Div. Assn.
Logan county #military #wpa 
- Historical Fort Reno
Fort Reno, a military camp in 1874, was established to protect the personnel at the Cheyenne & Arapaho Agency. In 1875, the commanding officer was authorized to select a site for a military post. First known as the "Camp Near Cheyenne Agency," the location was named Fort Reno in honor of Major Jesse Reno in 1876. The cavalry and infantry stationed at Fort Reno played an important role in the transition of the area from Indian Territory status through Oklahoma statehood. United States Cavalry units, including the Buffalo Soldiers (the 9th ...
Canadian county #military 
- Jones - Plummer Trail
Jones - Plummer Trail In Early 1970s C.E. (Ed) Jones and Joe Plummer blazed historic trail which is an important part of Oklahoma Panhandle's rich heritage. These two pioneers established trading posts on Wolf Creek in central Ochiltree county Texas sout of Beaver. Supplies for post where first hauled from Dodge City, Cansas railhead by wagon over trail to Fort Suppy and then westward to site. Later became Beaver county buffalo hides major traid item for Jones and Plummer were first cargo over new route with bore ...
Beaver county #cattle #military #museum #trail 
- Kingfisher Armory
Kingfisher Armory (added 1994 - Building - #94000279) Also known as Kingfisher National Guard Armory
Kingfisher county #historical building #military 
- Major General Jesse Lee Reno
Major General Jesse Lee Reno 1823-1862 El Reno namesake born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Reno was a 1846 graduate of West Point Military and thrice decorated hero of 1846 war with Mexico. He was promoted to Brigadier General at the start of the Civil War. Reno is credited with saving the nations's capitol at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run prior to being promoted to Major General in July 1862 at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown. D. C.
Canadian county #military 
- Marlow Armory
The Marlow Armory, 702 W. Main. This Historic Rock Structure Was Most Likely Another Of The Wpa.S Projects. The National Guard Is Still Using It As An Armory. It Was Place On The National Register In 1994. Insigina On The Building Is A Thunderbird For The 45Th Division Of The National Guard. Now Home Of: 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery, Marlow (Battery C).
Stephens county #historical building #military 
- Military Road Crossing
Here, between 1874 and 1890, supply wagons, a daily stage coach and the U. S. Mail moved over this earliest known trail from Dodge City, Kansas to Fort Elliott, Texas. The fort first known as Cantonment on Sweetwater" was established after the Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne attack on Adobe Walls in June of 1874.
Woodward county #military #trail 
- Nathan Boone
Camp 3.5 mi. S.W. Captain Boone, son of Daniel Boone, under orders of Gen. Zachary Taylor, Army Department Comdr., in summer of 1843 lead exploratory expedition of western prairies. Party departed from Ft. Gibson May 14, and reached as far north as central Kansas. Party crossed Cimarron River July 1st, and made camp just south of River on Trader Creek on Sunday July 2nd, 1843.
Woods county #camp #explorer #military - Old Military Road
Crossed here: Ft. Gibson (est. 1824) to Ft. Leavenworth. Two Cabin Creek battles in Civil War fought at old ford 5 mi.; S.W. Ketchum is east 1.5 mi., the first store, 1860, and a stage stand were at old Sulphur Springs camp ground near here, N.E. Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission, 1954.*
Craig county #civil war #military #trail 
- Old Military Trail
To adventures in the west. The famous Dragoon Expedition, 1834, Col. Henry Dodge in command, passed near here on the way west to the Wichita village on north fork of Red River. Near here in 1852. Capt. R.B. Marcy, 5th Inf. Met his wagon train for his expedition west, in search of the source of Red River. East of here, 2 mi., was the Chilsholm Trail. Oklahoma historical society and state high way commission 1958
Stephens county #military #trail 
- Peace On The Plains
About 5 mi. S.E. Wichita Village in Devil's Canyon was scene of 1st meeting between the U.S. and Plains Indians in Oklahoma to promote peace, July 21, 1834. U.S. Dragoon Regiment under command of Col. Henry Dodge accompanied by other noted officers and civilians including Capts. David Hunter and Nathan Boon; 1st Lt. Jefferson Davis, Ex-Gov. Montfort Stokes, N.C. and George Catlin, Artist.
Greer county #indian #military 
- Red Cross Canteen
National Register of Historic Places
Canadian county #building #military #red cross - Rough Rider
Two weeks after war was declared on Spain, 85 volunteers, mostly members of the Territorial National Guard, on May 5, 1898, filled the Territory's quota as Troop A, 1st United States Volunteer Calvary, the famed Rough Riders. Examined and issued orders from "Camp George W. Steele" in the McKay building, 102 E. Harrison, they were sworn into federal service on the vacant lot across the street. There was much fanfare; the City of Guthrie also presented a horse to Capt. Robert B. Husten, Troop Commander. They were joined in San ...
Logan county #military #rough riders 
- Roy V. Cashion
Roy V. Cashion 1st Okla. Vol. U.S. Cavalry After his regiment helped in the victory at Las Quasiman, Cuba. he was killed as he charged over San Juan Hill. July 1, 1898 in the Spanish-American War. This Oklahoma boy - Hennessey High School graduate - rode horse-back to Gurhrie, and enlisted on May 5, 1898, in "Rough Riders" under Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Kingfisher county #military #rough riders #spanish-american war 
- Seiling Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park. In honor of all U.S. Military personel past, present and future whose service in defending the free world is greatly ....
Dewey county #military #park 
- Sherman House
This house of native stone was built by 10th cavalry troops in 1870-71
Comanche county #military #museum - Stand Waite Surrender
Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie commanded all Southern troops in the Department of Indian Territory at the close of the Civil War. Although most of the troops had already been sent home, Watie formally surrendered here on June 23, 1865-the last Confederate general to lay down his arms.*
Choctaw county #cherokee #civil war #military 
- The Duncan Store and The Fort Sill and Fort Arbuckle Road
The Duncan Store and the Ft. Sill - Ft. Arbuckle Road Visible Immediately to the east are prominent Trail ruts created by cattle herds and the Ft. Sill - Ft. Arbuckle supply road. Two miles east - southeast, beyond the crest of the hill visible across the valley, the cattle road intersected and joined the east - west Ft.Sill - Ft. Arbuckle supply and stage coach road to avoid the impenetrable cross - timber oak forests blocking a direct route to the north. Cattle drovers followed the established supply road for about seven miles ...
Stephens county #chisholm #military #road #store #supply #trail 
- The Mormon Battalion in the Oklahoma Panhandle
From September 23 through 27, 1846, the Mormon Battalion crossed the northwestern portion of the Oklahoma Panhandle. The little army's 500-plus volunteers, recruited for the Mexican War, were enlisted near Council Bluffs, Iowa, from among the first company of Mormon pioneers, who were then en-route to the Rocky Mountains. The Battalion's 2,000 mile journey from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, to San Diego, California, then the longest march by infantry in U.S. military history, traversed for a lengthy distance the Santa Fe Trail. Sixty miles ...
Cimarron county #mexican war #military #mormon #trail 
- Tinker Air Force Base
Tinker Air Force Base has been a critical component of America’s national defense since its creation as a maintenance and supply depot in 1941.
Oklahoma county #airforce #military #tinker afb 
- Tinker Air Force Base POW/MIA Memorial
POW/MIA Memorial Let every nation knew, whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Oklahoma county #aircraft #memorial #military #museum #pow/mia 
- Tinker Heritage Air Park Museum
Tinker Heritage Air Museum Outdoor display of vintage and present day military air planes.
Oklahoma county #aircraft #military #museum 
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle that was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer just before dawn on November 27, 1868. The controversial strike was hailed at the time by the military and many civilians as a significant victory aimed at reducing Indian raids on frontier settlements. Washita remains controversial because many Indians and whites labeled Custer's attack a massacre. Black Kettle is still honored as ...
Roger Mills county #battlefield #indian #military
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