▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁capital ▁at ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁raised ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁war riors ▁to ▁particip ate ▁with ▁Confeder ate ▁troops . ▁ ▁Although ▁no ▁batt les ▁were ▁recorded ▁as ▁occurr ing ▁within ▁the ▁present - day ▁conf ines ▁of ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Perry ville ▁occurred ▁just ▁outside ▁modern - day ▁Mc Al ester ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Middle ▁Bog gy ▁Dep ot ▁took ▁place ▁outside ▁present - day ▁A to ka . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁Cho ct aws ▁left ▁their ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁present - day ▁county ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pe a ▁R idge , ▁in ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H oney ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁Nation , ▁which ▁p itted ▁them ▁against ▁a ▁Union ist ▁fa ction ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁Indians . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁accounts ▁make ▁mention ▁of ▁many ▁refuge es ▁streaming ▁through ▁the ▁K iam ichi ▁River ▁valley . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁itself ▁finally ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Confeder ate ▁army — Ch ero kee ▁General ▁Stand ▁W atie ' s ▁forces , ▁who ▁surrender ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Tow son ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁over ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia — and ▁with ▁it ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁success . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁before ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁a