Marker reads: The Battle of 'Caving Banks' was fought Dec. 9,
1861 between 1500 Texas and Indian Cavalry-men under confederate
Col. D. H. Cooper and 2500 loyal Creeks and Cherokees enroute to
Kansas with Chief Opothle Yahola. The struggle centered around a
log house near the tip of the horse-shoe bend in Bird Creek west
of this point. Fifteen confederate dead are buried in this
battlefield many others lie in unknown graves. - - Marked by the
Tulsa Historical Society of Central High School and the Tulsa
Indian Women's Club. April 15, 1945. Fannie B. Misch can be seen
7th from left in dark hat. This photograph was identified by
Ellen Misch Morelock. Click tabs to swap between content that is
broken into logical sections. Preservation and archiving of this
significant Tulsa treasure of photographs and artifacts was made
possible through the Tulsa City-County Library and the Tulsa
Historical Society, and the generosity of Tulsa World/Lorton
Family, Chester Cadieux, the Rotary Club of Tulsa, and many
other communi