165 YEARS AGO: By this month, most Federal troops had evacuated the Indian Territory due to inadequate troops. This emboldened the Confederacy to form a tentative alliance with the Natives.
Category: Indian Territory
The State of the Confederacy
By this time, key defeats at Mobile Bay and Atlanta shift momentum in the war to the North and dampen southern morale.
Trans-Mississippi Operations in June 1864
West of the Mississippi River, A.J. Smith’s Federals confront Confederate raiders in Arkansas, Richard Taylor expresses frustration over missed opportunities during the Red River campaign, and Confederates attack Federal shipping near the Indian Territory.
The Battle of Elk Creek
Federal forces confront the Confederates at Elk Creek near Honey Springs in what becomes the largest battle ever fought in the Indian Territory.
The Cherokee Nation Joins the Union
The National Council of Cherokee Indians approves resolutions repealing its ordinance of secession, renouncing its support for the Confederacy, declaring new support for the U.S., and abolishing slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
The Battle of Chustenahlah
Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeat Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory.