Battle of Middle Boggy Depot

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Middle Boggy


caption=
partof=the American Civil War
date=February 13, 1864
place=Indian Territory
result=Union victory
combatant1=United States of America
combatant2=Confederate States of America
commander1=Maj. Charles Willette
Cpt. Soloman Kaufman
commander2=Lt. Col. John Jumper
strength1=350 men
2 howitzers
strength2=90 men
casualties1=None
casualties2=47 killed

The Battle of Middle Boggy Depot took place on February 13, 1864 in Choctaw Indian Territory, north of what is now Atoka, Oklahoma. While waiting for reinforcements, Union Colonel Phillips sent out an advance of approximately 350 men from the 14th Kansas Cavalry (led by Maj. Charles Willette) and two howitzers (led by Captain Soloman Kaufman) to the Middle Boggy Depot. The Confederate forces, consisting of 90 men from Lt. Col. John Jumper's Seminole Battalion of Mounted Rifles, were caught off guard when Willettes shelled them and subsequently attacked. While outnumbered and outgunned, the Confederates held off Union attacks for approximately 30 minutes before retreating to the surrounding woods. Lt. Col. Jumper and additional troops, who were not at the main skirmish, raced to the Depot after hearing the Union howitzers. However before they arrived, Willette had retreated after learning of the their approach.

References

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok005.htm National Park Service battle description]