As states like Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas grapple with unionist and secessionist sentiments, elections reveal a trend toward union support, despite pressures for secession. The Choctaw Nation also contemplates neutrality amid rising tensions.
Tag: Native Americans
Massacre at Sand Creek
U.S. troops slaughter Cheyenne Indians on their reservation, despite earlier peace assurances. This paves the way toward permanently banishing Native Americans from Colorado.
Treated as Maniacs or Wild Beasts
Federal forces effectively suppress the Sioux uprising of 1862 by driving much of the tribe out of Minnesota.
The Battle of Chustenahlah
Confederate Texans and Native Americans defeat Unionists a second time this month in the Indian Territory.