civil war
Found in 150 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from I. G. Vore to Col. Jno Drew stating that evidence was enclosed related to claims of Texas Cherokees, September 28, 1861
I. G. Vore wrote from Webbers Falls to Col. John Drew in Park Hill. Folder 282
Letter from I. N. Hildebrand to Mr. L. C. W. P. Ross, July 13, 1862
I. N. Hildebrand wrote from the Deleware District, Cherokee Nation. Letter reported Northern troops in area and suggested union of Ross and Hildebrand units on Horse Creek. Letter also offered beef to Ross before he moves south to protect stock from enemy. Folder 318
Letter from J. A. Scales to Emma concerning a scout, an arrest, and a death, May 25, 1864
Letter was written at Head Quarters of the 1st Cherokee Battalion and addressed to My Dear Emma. Scales reported there was a scout in field, mentioned arrest of John Van and Willis Coody, and the killing of the latter. Folder 327
Letter from J. P. Evans to his wife concerning upcoming battle on Big Bend, December 5, 1861
J. P. Evans wrote from Camp Brown to his wife, Mrs. Emma J. Evans. J. P. Evans expected a battle on Big Bend with Hopoieth-Yarhola by Cooper, Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee forces. Letter also mentioned contact with captured hostile Creeks and Negroes. Folder 309
Letter from J. T. Drew to his mother, January 8, 1862
Drew wrote from Cane Hill, Arkansas where he was attending school. Folder 312
Letter from Jas. S. Vann to Col. D. H. Cooper concerning horses needed and Warfield letter, October 30, 1861
James S. Vann wrote from the headquarters of the 1st Cherokee Regiment in Fort Gibson. The Warfield letter is 4026.1809. Folder 298
Letter from John W. Stapler to Chief John Ross, September 25, 1861
Letter from John W. Stapler to Chief John Ross describing danger of 'Civil conflict' in Tahlequah; ending with 'Please destroy this.' (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1125
Letter from John W. Stapler to Chief John Ross, February 15, 1864
Letter from John W. Stapler in Philadelphia to Chief John Ross referring to press insertions about Cherokee Difficulties. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 1208
Letter from Lewis Ross at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation to Henry C. Ross at Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania concerning Lewis' trip from Philadelphia to Leavenworth, Kansas., July 22, 1864
Lewis Ross mentions finding relatives well and raising corn to help the hungry, hoping the Rebel Bushwhackers do not destroy it. Fort Gibson is much stronger now. Folder 20
Letter from Lewis Ross in Washington D.C. to his son, Henry Ross in Pennsylvania, March 29, 1864
In this letter, Lewis Ross gives advice to his son, Henry on behavior at school at Nazareth Hall as well as information about the Indian Regiment assignments during the Civil War. Folder 6