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Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams

10 May 1864 · 35.44° N, 95.03° W

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10 May 1864
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
35.44° N, 95.03° W
Description
1864 military engagement during the American Civil War
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yes

Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams

1864 American Civil War attack

The ambush of the steamboat J.R. Williams was a military engagement during the American Civil War. It took place on June 15, 1864, on the Arkansas River in the Choctaw Nation which became encompassed by the State of Oklahoma. It is popularly termed the "only naval battle" in that landlocked state. It was a successful Confederate attack on the Union Army's lines of supply.

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