Battle of Chustenahlah
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The Battle of Chustenahlah was an 1861 American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Confederate-allied Native American forces defeated Union-aligned Native Americans, leading to a significant refugee crisis among pro-Union tribes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Chetanahla
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Battle of Chustenahla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribeLeader | Opothleyahola, a Creek (Muscogee) chief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Confederate-allied Native Americans ⓘ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Union-aligned Native Americans ⓘ |
| campaign | Indian Territory operations of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Division among Native American tribes over allegiance in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Cherokee forces
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Chickasaw forces ⓘ Choctaw forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Creek (Muscogee) forces ⓘ Seminole forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas H. Cooper
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Opothleyahola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Confederate-controlled Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | December 26, 1861 ⓘ |
| effect |
flight of Opothleyahola’s followers toward Kansas
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heavy suffering among Native American refugees during winter ⓘ refugee crisis among pro-Union Native Americans ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to displacement of thousands of Native Americans
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illustrated deep divisions within the Five Civilized Tribes during the Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Indian Territory
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present-day Osage County, Oklahoma ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernState | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
engagement primarily between Native American forces on opposing sides
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took place in winter conditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Chusto-Talasah
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Battle of Round Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingLeaderConfederate | Colonel Douglas H. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingLeaderUnionNative | Creek leader Opothleyahola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Mississippi West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveConfederate | suppress pro-Union Native American resistance in Indian Territory ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveUnionNative | secure safe passage for Unionist Native Americans to Kansas ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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