The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1862: Part 3 (open access)

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1862: Part 3

Article chronicles how Confederate generals built forts and campaigned throughout the Indian Territory during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1941
Creator: Trickett, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1862: Part 1 & 2 (open access)

The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1862: Part 1 & 2

Article chronicles the changes in policy making for the enlistment of Indigenous people into the Union army during the first years of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1941
Creator: Trickett, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Red River Raft (open access)

The Red River Raft

Article details how the United States government removed the Red River Raft, a natural dam that extended approximately 100 miles across the Red River, blocking passage from the Mississippi River.
Date: Autumn 1941
Creator: Caldwell, Norman W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel James B. Many: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Towson, and Fort Smith (open access)

Colonel James B. Many: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Towson, and Fort Smith

Article chronicles the military career and expeditions undertaken by Colonel James B. Many while he traveled within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1941
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Miller County, Arkansas Territory, The Frontier that Men Forgot: Chapter 3 (open access)

Miller County, Arkansas Territory, The Frontier that Men Forgot: Chapter 3

Article continues to chronicle the history of Miller county within southeastern Oklahoma as the settlers worked to petition the government for proper taxation practices.
Date: Spring 1941
Creator: Strickland, Rex W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History