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Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District (open access)

Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District

Article describes the conflict that occurred between two Confederate officers, General Thomas C. Hindman and General Albert Pike, over the defense of Indian Territory. Thomas W. Kremm and Diane Neal discuss how this conflict impacted the military situation in the area.
Date: Spring 1992
Creator: Kremm, Thomas W. & Neal, Diane
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History