Confederates capitalize on Native American animosity toward the U.S. to form a tentative alliance.
Category: Indian Territory
The Cherokee Nation Joins the Union
February 26, 1863 – The National Council of Cherokee Indians approved resolutions repealing its ordinance of secession, renouncing its support for the Confederacy, declaring new
The Battle of Chustenahlah
December 26, 1861 – Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeated Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory. Since the skirmish at Round