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The Death and Burial of Major Ridge (open access)

The Death and Burial of Major Ridge

Article chronicles the day three men killed Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge who were part of the "treaty party" within the Cherokees who favored signing relocation treaties. Their killers were part of the Ross party who were opposed to the tribe's relocation.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863 (open access)

Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863

Article narrates the events surrounding the Civil War Battle of Barren Creek, a small Union victory that took place in the central part of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Ramp, Lary C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History