Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams

Ambush at Pleasant Bluff
Part of American Civil War

Approximate location of Pleasant Bluff, I.T.
DateJune 15, 1864 (1864-06-15)
Location
Pleasant Bluff, Indian Territory
Result Confederate States victory
Belligerents
Confederate States of America Confederate States United States United States
Commanders and leaders
Confederate States of America Stand Watie United States Horace Cook
Strength
400 26
Casualties and losses
4 killed,
6 captured

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 (Indian Territory) 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.[1] The Confederate forces were Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek Indians led by General Stand Watie, who was a Cherokee.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  4. ^ Franks 2007.
  5. ^ Fischer 1994.