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Notes and Documents, Spring 1956
Notes and Documents column including documents about historical markers, the first dairy herd on the Chisholm Trail, a piece on "Buffalo Wallows," an excerpt of a Cavalry private's journal, a story about the Populist Party, and notes about the first church services in Oklahoma City after April 22, 1889.
Date:
Spring 1956
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Clift, J. G.; Miller, R. G.; Spotts, David L.; Bull, Floyd R. & Fullerton, Eula
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday, January 22, 1953
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on Thursday, January 22, 1953.
Date:
Spring 1953
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On Opothleyahola's Trail: Locating the Battle of Round Mountains
Article follows the trail of Creek chief Opothleyahola in his fight against Confederate forces through military reports and oral records to determine the actual site of the civil war battle of Round Mountains, a location contested by researchers and historians.
Date:
Spring 1985
Creator:
Bahos, Charles
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1861: Part 3
Article continues to chronicle events that transpired within the Indian Territory during the Civil War. It includes a narrative on how the Confederate States of America formed regiments with their Indigenous allies.
Date:
Summer 1940
Creator:
Trickett, Dean
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Matthew Leeper, Confederate Agent at the Wichita Agency, Indian Territory
Article narrates the life of Matthew Leeper, an agent believed to have been killed during an attack on the Wichita Indian Agency in 1862. His daughter recounters her father's life story as he tried to find fortune during the Gold Rush in California and later served within the Confederacy.
Date:
Autumn 1969
Creator:
Harrison, Jeanne V. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879
Article chronicles the pursuit of Northern Cheyenne people who fled Fort Reno for their homelands in the Dakotas. The people were relocated to Fort Reno after the Red River War, but soon fell ill with disease and homesickness. The pursuit resulted in the creation of additional military forts inside of Oklahoma Territory.
Date:
Summer 1968
Creator:
Wright, Peter M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Carr-Penrose Expedition: General Sheridan's Winter Campaign, 1868-1869
Article narrates the story of Major General Philip H. Sheridan lead his calvary force through a harsh winter towards Fort Lyon to assist Brevet Brigadier General William H. Penrose in protecting wagon trains and the mail service from attacks by the Plains Indians.
Date:
Summer 1973
Creator:
Taylor, Morris F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History Underfoot: The Search for Physical Evidence of the 1868 Attack on Black Kettle's Village
Article chronicles the four-pronged attack on Cheyenne Peace Chief Black Kettle's village on the Washita River in 1868 that would later become the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. William B. Lees, Douglas D. Scott, and C. Vance Haynes provide further evidence from surveys conducted at the scene to interpret the event in the form of archaeological/geological findings and recovered artifacts.
Date:
Summer 2001
Creator:
Lees, William B.; Scott, Douglas D. & Haynes, C. Vance
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel A. W. Evans' Christmas Day Indian Fight (1868)
Article chronicles the events that lead to a fight between Colonel A. W. Evans' troops and a band of Comanche warriors after marching through the winter in New Mexico.
Date:
Autumn 1938
Creator:
Rister, C. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Northern Cheyenne Exodus and the 1878 Battle of Turkey Springs
Article describes a major victory by the Northen Cheyennes in the Battle of Turkey Springs in 1878. After surrender and relocation to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, the Northern Cheyennes faced difficult conditions and fought U.S. troops in order to return to their homeland. Stan Hoig highlights their often-overlooked success.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Hoig, Stan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank Frantz, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-1907
Article describes the life and career of Frank Frantz, the last governor of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Highlights include the growth of industry in Oklahoma and disputes over the allotment of land.
Date:
Spring 1975
Creator:
Anderson, Ken
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Devil's Backbone Mountain
Article chronicles the Battle of Devil's Backbone on Devil's Backbone Mountain, a skirmish that occurred between Confederate and Federal troops during the Civil War. Tom Franzman discusses the ramifications of the Northern victory and how it contributed to the deterioration of Confederate control in the area.
Date:
Winter 1984
Creator:
Franzman, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68
Notes and Documents column including a document about a historical marker dedicated to Chief Stumbling Bear, a note on the Great Seal of Oklahoma, historical notes about Lone Dove Hill, Berlin B. Chapman's resignation, a report from Oklahoma State University, a story about singing Dixie, and recent accessions.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Giswold, Gillett; Gaylord, E. K.; Phillips, H. Milt; Chapman, Berlin B.; Gilles, Albert S., Sr. & Simpson, Alene
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twilight of the Confederacy in Indian Territory
Article discusses the fall of the Confederate Army in Indian Territory during the Civil War, and the details of battles and commanders who clashed during this time. Fred Hood describes American Indian participation in the war and the military campaign of Stand Watie.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Hood, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1959
Notes and Documents column including an election notice, notes about historical sites and guides to navigating them, dedications, memorials, a report about the Heavener "Rune Stone", a document about the Annual Seminar of American Indian Culture, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Date:
Autumn 1959
Creator:
Fraker, Elmer L.; Shirk, George H.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Ragland, Hobert D. & Mitchell, Edith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The 1858 War Against the Comanches
Article chronicles the challenges faced by Texas Rangers defending the Texas frontier from Comanche invasions during 1858.
Date:
Summer 1971
Creator:
Agnew, Brad
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant William E. Burnet Letters: Removal of the Texas Indians and the Founding of Fort Cobb, Part III
Article provides a continuation of the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army. In this third part of Raymond Estep's article, the removal of American Indians from Texas and the founding of Fort Cobb are highlighted.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"The Most Ferocious of Monsters": The Story of Outlaw Crawford Goldsby, alias "Cherokee Bill"
Article explores the life and crimes of Crawford Goldsby, also known as "Cherokee Bill," an outlaw with a colorful past whose crimes left an impact on the citizens of Indian Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1999
Creator:
May, Jon D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Sites in Oklahoma
Article provides a detailed description of 86 historic sites in Oklahoma related to the Civil War in honor of its centennial, supported by extensive field research and consultation of sources. The list is arranged alphabetically by county.
Date:
Summer 1966
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fischer, LeRoy H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Peace on the Plains
Article discusses the establishment of the United States Dragoons and chronicles the history of their first mission, a peace delegation to visit the Kiowas and Wichitas, who were then referred to as Comanche and Pawnee Picts. George H. Shirk provides historical background to the journal kept by a First Lieutenant in the Dragoons, Thompson B. Wheelock.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant William E. Burnet Letters: Removal of the Texas Indians and the Founding of Fort Cobb, Part II
Article provides a continuation of the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army. In this second part of Raymond Estep's first article, the removal of American Indians from Texas and the founding of Fort Cobb are highlighted.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Quanah Parker's Star House: A Comanche Home Along the White Man's Road
Article describes the history of Star House and the influential Comanche leader, Quanah Parker, who established it. Larry C. Floyd provides background details of the difficult times Quanah Parker faced as a youth and his rise to become the shrewd businessman and political intermediary who entertained politicians, generals and wealthy cattlemen within his home.
Date:
Summer 2012
Creator:
Floyd, Larry C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Trails Through Oklahoma
Article chronicles the conditions of trails leading throughout Oklahoma Territory before the region was mapped. The article shows these conditions through the stories told by military men who relied on the trails for travel.
Date:
Summer 1925
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nathan Boone: Trapper, Manufacturer, Surveyor, Militiaman, Legislator, Ranger, and Dragoon
Article chronicles the life and career of Nathan Boone as he worked within the United States ' Dragoon regiment, surveyed the western frontier, and served his community as a legislator.
Date:
Winter 1941
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History