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Indian Soldiers for the Gray Army: Confederate Recruitment in Indian Territory (open access)

Indian Soldiers for the Gray Army: Confederate Recruitment in Indian Territory

Article describes the history of alliances some Indian nations made with Confederate forces during the Civil War and examines the reasons for the alliances, which included connections, the promise of economic wealth, and threats of land removal.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Graves, William H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History