Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962 Page: 93
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962, periodical, Summer 1962; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1760999/m1/3/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.