battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Fort Gibson
Battle of Fort Gibson was a battle fought in 1863 at Fort Gibson, in what is now Oklahoma, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Fort Gibson. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Union victory.
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Where it sits in the American Civil War
Record
| Date | 1863 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States 35.804N, 95.257W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Casualties and losses | 26 | unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Honey Springs 1863, 37 km SW
- Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams 1864, 46 km SE
- Second Battle of Cabin Creek 1864, 77 km N
- Battle of Cabin Creek date unknown, 77 km N
- Battle of Cane Hill 1862, 78 km E
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Vicksburg 18 May 1863
- After: Battle of Pogue's Run 20 May 1863
- All 527 engagements of American Civil War
Elsewhere in 1863
- Battle of Camarón Mexico
- Bombardment of Kagoshima Japan
- Bear River Massacre United States
- Second Battle of Fort Wagner United States
- Battle of Whitestone Hill United States
Battle of Fort Gibson is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (17 in Oklahoma).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18612242, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Gibson, revision 1380654524, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.