re: #410 wrenchwench

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An interesting adaptation of a Native American cultural item to the Christian tradition. Not the first such adaptation, of course.

I mention that because stuff I’ve been reading about what is now Oklahoma but was then Indian Territory during the Civil War. Most notably the Battle of Honey Springs. I should have mentioned it last week as its a great antidote to that frat boy scandal at Oklahoma U.

Spoiler: The battle’s climax was the repulse of an attack by Graybacks from Texas by the 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent). The rebels misheard an order for the Union 2nd Indian Home Guard to withdraw from in front of the 1st Kansas as a general order for Union withdrawal, staged a ‘pursuit’ and ran right into a devastating volley from the 1st.

You don’t hear much about Honey Springs in Texas, since the Lost Causers never wanted to talk about the time the vaunted Texans got beaten by former slaves. Honey Springs was one of the Civil War battles that put the lie to the claims of the slave holders.