Caught in the maelstrom [electronic resource] : the Indian nations in the Civil War, 1861-1865 / by Clint Crowe.

"The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles, were divided over Removal. Adjacent to Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas, the mixed blood English speakers sided with the Confederacy and the full bloods with the Union. Stand Watie led the mixed blood Cherokees. John Ross led the full blood Che...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crowe, Clint (Author)
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Indian.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Caught in the Maelstrom: The Indian Nations in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
"The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles, were divided over Removal. Adjacent to Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas, the mixed blood English speakers sided with the Confederacy and the full bloods with the Union. Stand Watie led the mixed blood Cherokees. John Ross led the full blood Cherokees. The result was a civil war within the Civil War. Federal Reconstruction treaties forced the Indians to allow railroads and to sell their western lands"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781940669687 (online)