Honey Springs Battlefield, Civil War battlefield in McIntosh County and Muskogee County, United States.

Honey Springs Battlefield covers 1,100 acres in McIntosh and Muskogee counties, with walking paths linking the positions where Union and Confederate troops fought. The grounds include ridges and open fields that show how soldiers deployed during the engagement.

The battle at Honey Springs on July 17, 1863, pitted Major General James G. Blunt's Union troops against Brigadier General Douglas Cooper's Confederates. Union victory secured control of Indian Territory north of the Arkansas River and opened the way toward Fort Smith. The 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, among the first Black regiments in combat, helped turn the fight.

The First Kansas Colored Infantry, a regiment of Black soldiers, fought here and helped cover the Union withdrawal after the fighting. The battlefield's name comes from a spring on the Honey Springs depot site, a stop on the Texas Road where the Confederate commissary stood.

A visitor center with displays and six hiking trails of varying length guide you through the grounds. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, as some paths cross open areas with little shade.

The engagement is also called the Battle of Elk Creek, named for the waterway where the fighting concentrated. The 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, among the first Black regiments to fight for the Union, helped break the Confederate center here.