| Battle Name: | Old Fort Wayne |
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| Other Names: | Beatties Prairie, Beaty’s Prairie |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| Location: | Delaware County |
| Campaign: | Operations North of Boston Mountains (1862) |
| Dates: | October 22, 1862 |
| Principal Commanders: | Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt [US]; Col. Douglas H. Cooper [CS] |
| Forces Engaged: | 1st Division, Army of the Frontier [US]; 1st Brigade [CS] |
| Estimated Casualties: | 164 total (US 14; CS 150) |
| Description: | Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt and his troops attacked Col. Douglas H. Cooper and his Confederate command on Beatties Prairie near Old Fort Wayne at 7:00 am on October 22, 1862. The Confederates put up stiff resistance for a half hour, but overwhelming numbers forced them to retire from the field in haste, leaving artillery and equipage behind. This was a setback in the 1862 Confederate offensive that extended from the tidewater in the east to the plains of the Indian Territory of the west. |
| Results: | Union victory |