Battle of Chustenahlah

The Battle of Chustenahlah was fought in Osage County, Oklahoma, (then Indian Territory) on December 26, 1861, during the American Civil War. A band of 9,000 pro-Union Native Americans was forced to flee to Kansas in bitter cold and snow in what became known as the Trail of Blood on Ice.

Battle of Chustenahlah
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War
DateDecember 26, 1861 (1861-12-26)
Location
Osage County, Oklahoma
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Creeks
Seminoles
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Opothleyahola Douglas H. Cooper
James M. McIntosh
Stand Watie
Strength
1,700 men 1,380 men
Casualties and losses
250 killed and wounded 180 people captured 9 killed
40 wounded
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