October 22, 1862---Cherokee Confederates invade Arkansas

OCTOBER 22, 1862:           

The Battle of Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory (The Battle of Bentonville; the Battle of Maysville). A largely-Cherokee Confederate force of 1,500 pushes from Indian Territory into northwest Arkansas, but is pushed back by Union troops numbering 4,000. The Confederates lose most of their big guns and their supply train in the encounter, and retreat nearly 70 miles southwest to Fort Gibson.