Osage Battalion
Native American infantry unit of the Confederate States Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Osage Battalion was a Native American unit of the Confederate States Army. Recruited from among the Osage tribe, whose loyalties were split between the Union and Confederacy, it did not meet its 500-man establishment. From early 1863 a four-company battalion of 200 men served under Brigadier General Douglas H. Cooper in the Trans-Mississippi Department. In 1864 the unit was transferred to the First Indian Brigade under Native American Brigadier General Stand Watie and fought under his command at the Second Battle of Cabin Creek on September 19, 1864. The battalion surrendered to Union forces on June 23, 1865, one of the last Confederate units to lay down its arms.
Osage Battalion | |
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Active | Early 1863 - June 23, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | Confederate States Army |
Size | 200 men |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Broke Arm |