Last Raid at Cabin Creek: An Untold Story of the American Civil War

Sep 1, 1992

1h 30m

★ 0.0

"One of the most brilliant raids of the war," Confederate Major General Edmund Kirby-Smith, October 1864

Overview

This award-winning documentary tells the true story of the final Confederate raid into what is now northeastern Oklahoma. The raid culminated in the capture of more than 300 Federal supply wagons at Cabin Creek in the Cherokee Nation. Now streaming on TUBI, PRIME VIDEO, TRUETVPLUS, and HISTORYFIX.

Genres

Documentary

History

War

Production Companies

Warren Entertainment

Sun-Up Productions

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Cast

Narrator

Sam Jones

Voice of Jefferson Davis

William R. McCright

Voice of Richard Montgomery Gano

Steven L. Warren

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Last Raid at Cabin Creek: An Untold Story of the American Civil War

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