Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeat Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory.

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Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeat Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory.
The war threatens to divide the Native American tribes just as it divides North and South, with Unionist Natives fleeing toward Kansas and Confederate allies of the Five Civilized Tribes in pursuit.
Confederates capitalize on Native American animosity toward the U.S. to form a tentative alliance.
February 26, 1863 – The National Council of Cherokee Indians approved resolutions repealing its ordinance of secession, renouncing its support for the Confederacy, declaring new