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

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

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

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DocumentaryHistoryWar

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 September 1992

Country

Cast

Sam Jones

Sam Jones

Narrator

William R. McCright

William R. McCright

Voice of Jefferson Davis

Steven L. Warren

Steven L. Warren

Voice of Richard Montgomery Gano

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