Confederate States
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Evan Jones to United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole, January 21, 1862
Letter from Evan Jones in Lawrence Kansas to United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole regarding Chief John Ross' change from neutrality to support of Confederacy. Two sheets of folded paper with handwritten text in ink on six pages. Folder 1152
Letter from Huckleberry Downing to Chief John Ross, January 8, 1863
Letter from Huckleberry Downing and six other Cherokee at Post Neosho, Missouri to Chief John Ross stating they believe the Nation is cleared of Confederates and Post Neosho created to handle refuges, but Cherokee Agent Harlow wants them moved to Dry Wood near Fort Scott. (Moulton). Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 1173
Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross, July 2, 1861
Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross reporting incident at Webbers Falls in which full-bloods under Doublehead prevented a Captain's company from raising a Confederate Flag, after which Doublehead's life was threatened and the killing of half-bloods by full-bloods planned. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1111
Letter from John B. Luce to Chief John Ross, May 29, 1861
Letter from John B. Luce to Chief John Ross reporting that President Davis has name General McCulloch to take charge of Southern Forces on Western border. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1105
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 Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross, October 1, 1861
Letter from Motey Kanard at Camp Pleasant to Chief John Ross stating that Creeks headed by Opothleyahola dissatisfied with Creek Treaty with South; Kennard wants Cherokee old men to give them a true statement of their condition. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1126
Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross, October 3, 1861
Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross asking aid against anticipated attack on regiment by opposition party. (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1127
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil reciting engagements participated in by Indian regiments, conditions in the Cherokee Nation, and seeking permission to raise a regiment of mounted men. Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on ten pages. Folder 1202
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil reciting engagements participated in by Indian regiments, conditions in the Cherokee Nation, and seeking permission to raise a regiment of mounted men. Folder 1202.
Letter Signed by Captains Cherokee Forces at Camp Babcock' to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt, November 24, 1862
Letters signed by Captains Cherokee Forces at Camp Babcock - see names another page' (not found) to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt citing conditions after withdrawal of Weir's forces and depredations by Confederates retreating from the Battle of Maysville. Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1165