{"id":460,"date":"2025-05-19T17:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oksuvcw.org\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:57:45","slug":"oklahoma-civil-war-memorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/oksuvcw.org\/?page_id=460","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Civil War Memorials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Union Civil War Memorials\/Monuments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Union Monument, Honey Springs Battlefield, Rentiesville Oklahoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Union Monument, Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City by GAR 1918<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Union Monument, Veterans Home, Ardmore, Oklahoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. GAR Ladies Monument, Enid Cemetery, Unknown Dead 1917<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. GAR Monument, Miami Cemetery, Obelisk Honors Dead Soldiers \u2013 by WRC &amp; GAR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. GAR Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. GAR Monument, Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Cemeteries With Union Civil War Grave Markers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Frisco Cemetery \u2013 25 Union Civil War Graves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Gower Cemetery \u2013 5 Union Civil War Graves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Enid Cemetery \u2013 68 Union Civil War Graves with Military Markers and 106 with Civilian Markers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Seward Cemetery \u2013 19 Union Civil War Graves<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Union Civil War Historical Markers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Fort Towson, near Fort Towson in Choctaw County, Oklahoma; Stand Watie\u2019s Surrender 1 \u00bd miles away<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, Near Pensacola in Mayes County, Oklahoma. First Battle of Cabin Creek, 1863<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Webbers Falls, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. In Civil War battle, April 25, 1863, Webbers Falls was burned by Federal troops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Battle of Round Mountain, Mannford in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. This first battle of the Civil War in Indian Territory began 6 miles south, Nov. 19, 1861, when Col. D.H. Cooper\u2019s Confederate vanguard was repulsed by Little Captain\u2019s warriors from Opothleyahola\u2019s Indian allies moving to north of the Ark. River to avoid war.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Major General Jesse Lee Reno, El Reno in Canadian County, Oklahoma. El Reno namesake born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Reno was a 1846 graduate of West Point Military and thrice decorated hero of 1846 war with Mexico. He was promoted to Brigadier General at the start of the Civil War. Reno is credited with saving the Nation\u2019s Capitol at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run prior to being promoted to Major General in July 1862. Reno was killed in action on Sept. 14, 1862 at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Counties Named After Civil War Generals<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Garfield County<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Grant County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Medal of Honor from the Civil War<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Pvt. Charles Higby, Co F, 1st<\/sup> PA Cav. who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Appomattox Campaign (Captured the Flag), VA March 29 – April 9, 1865. Unknown exact burial location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. BM Robert M Blair, USS Pontoosuc, US Navy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865. Buried in the Enid Cemetery<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Dunlavy, James (Civil War) IOOF Cemetery, Maramec, OK LAT 36.2319 LON -96.6873<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Newman, Marcellus J. (Civil War) Meeker New Hope Cemetery (Section 3, Lot 2) (Possibly Section 3, Block 2, Lot 1), Meeker, OK LAT 35.4854 LON -96.8937<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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