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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.
The second engagement, the Battle of Chusto-Talasah also known as "Caving Banks," was fought on December 9, 1861 near Sperry, Oklahoma. For almost four hours, Cooper attacked and attempted to outflank the Federals, finally driving them east across Bird Creek just before dark.
The 9th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.The regiment fought at Round Mountain and Bird Creek (Chusto-Talasah) in 1861, Pea Ridge, Siege of Corinth, Second Corinth, Hatchie's Bridge and the Holly Springs Raid in 1862, and in the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, and Murfreesboro in 1864.
Battle of Round Mountain [13] November 19, 1861 unknown / location disputed [14] American Civil War: Trail of Blood on Ice: 6+ [15] Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America: Battle of Chusto-Talasah [16] December 9, 1861 near modern Tulsa: American Civil War Trail of Blood on Ice 15+ [17] Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America
Cooper's brigade fought at the battles of Round Mountain [6] and Chusto-Talasah, [7] winning a decisive victory at Chustenahlah. [ 8 ] In 1862, Cooper led Confederate troops at the battles of Elkhorn Tavern , Newtonia and Honey Springs .
They attacked Chief Opothleyahola's band of Creek and Seminole (led by Chief Halek Tustenuggee) at the battles of Round Mountain and Chusto-Talasah. The Confederates wanted to finish off the Indians by attacking them in their camp at Chustenahlah (corruption of the Cherokee word "U-s-ta-la-na", meaning a shoal or sandbar in a stream or creek ...
Main article Battle of Chusto-Talasah. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, many Creeks and Seminoles in Indian Territory, led by Opothleyahola, retained their allegiance to the U. S. Government. In November 1861, Confederate Col. Douglas H. Cooper led a Confederate force against the Union supporters with the purpose of either compelling ...
1861 – Battle of Chusto-Talasah – Civil War battle occurs north of Tulsa. 1878 – First post office established at Perryman ranch. [1] 1882 – Atlantic & Pacific Railroad tracks laid from Vinita. [2] T. J. (Jeff) Archer builds first mercantile store in downtown Tulsa