Battle of Middle Boggy

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The Battle of Middle Boggy was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Union forces attacked Confederate troops and installations along the Middle Boggy River, contributing to Union efforts to disrupt Confederate control in the region.

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instanceOf American Civil War engagement
battle
belligerent Confederate Army NERFINISHED
Confederate States (Confederacy) NERFINISHED
Native American Confederate troops
Union Army NERFINISHED
United States (Union) NERFINISHED
campaign Union expedition into Indian Territory in early 1864
casualties primarily Confederate
commander William A. Phillips NERFINISHED
commanderSide William A. Phillips – Union NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
countryAtTime Confederate-controlled Indian Territory NERFINISHED
date February 13, 1864
front Western frontier of the American Civil War
hasCategory Battles of the American Civil War in Indian Territory
Conflicts in 1864
History of Oklahoma during the American Civil War
historicalPeriod 19th century
involved Chickasaw Confederate troops
Choctaw Confederate troops
Confederate cavalry units
Union cavalry units
locatedOnWaterway Middle Boggy River NERFINISHED
location Indian Territory NERFINISHED
present-day Oklahoma
militaryObjective destroy Confederate camp at Middle Boggy
notableFor Union attack on Confederate encampment along Middle Boggy River
involvement of Native American Confederate troops
objective break Confederate lines of communication
destroy Confederate supplies and installations
disrupt Confederate control in Indian Territory
opponentOf Confederate forces in Indian Territory
partOf Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED
partOfWiderEvent Union efforts to secure Indian Territory
precededBy Union advance from Fort Gibson
region Southern Great Plains NERFINISHED
result Union victory
strategicEffect contributed to Union disruption of Confederate supply lines
weakened Confederate presence in Indian Territory
theater Indian Territory operations
typeOfAction cavalry engagement
raid
year 1864

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Civil War in Indian Territory hasPart Battle of Middle Boggy