Peace on the Plains (open access)

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.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 1950 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 1950

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History