Description
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General Samuel R. Curtis inquring on behalf of Chief John Ross whether the Cherokee Indian regiments at Fort Scott (Kansas), "could not occupy the Cherokee country, consistently with the public service." October 10, 1862. The Western Cherokee of Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma) were deeply divided during the Civil War, with significant proportions supporting both the Union and Confederate causes. Ross, who had earlier supported the Confederacy, attempted to promote a policy of Union loyalty after has capture by Union troops in the summer of 1862. Copy.
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