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On July 17, 1863, Confederate soldiers of the Confederate States of America fought and died at the Battle of Honey Springs, the largest and most important engagement in the Indian Territory during the War Between the States. Confederate forces, composed primarily of Texas and Indian troops under Brigadier General Douglas H. Cooper, moved north along the Texas Road in an effort to retain control of the strategic northeastern section of the Indian Territory. After hours of furious fighting, lack of ammunition and artillery power forced their withdrawal. Confederate units in the battle included the First Cherokee Mounted Rifles, Second Cherokee Mounted Rifles, First Creek Cavalry, Second Creek Cavalry, First Choctaw and Chickasaw Cavalry, Twentieth Texas Cavalry, Twenty-ninth Texas Cavalry, Fifth Texas Partisan Rangers, a squadron of undesignated Texas cavalry, and Lee's Light Artillery.
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