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Jane Gwin Matson

Description: Article honors Jane Gwin Matson, an artist and gardener who was active within her community. She was in charge of landscaping the grounds for the new building of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Miley, Cora
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Stand Watie

Description: Article chronicles the life of General Stand Watie, at the principal chief of the Cherokee Tribe and general of the Southern Cherokee forces during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Anderson, Mabel Washbourne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ekvn-hv'lwuce: Site of Oklahoma's First Civil War Battle

Description: Article describes Ekvn-hv'lwuce, determined to be the site of the first battle of the Civil War fought on Oklahoma soil, and examines the account of the battle by Euchee/Yuchi Chief S. W. Brown to construct a portrait of the battle, which was fought between Muscogee Creek Chief Opothleyahola and Confederate forces.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A High Point in America's Thinking

Description: Article describes the Union Memorial Room and the Confederate Memorial Room instituting in the Oklahoma Historical Society to commemorate the history of the Civil War and leaders of both the Federal and Confederate army.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Evans, Charles
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Five Great Indian Nations

Description: Article explores the history of five major Nations that partnered with the Confederate Army during the Civil War and offers a list of American Indian military units. Jessie Randolph Moore discusses how the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations impacted the war efforts.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Relations with the Five Civilized Tribes, Part II

Description: Article continues the discussion of treaties and alliances the Confederate States made with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations during the Civil War. In this second part of the article, Ohland Morton discusses the Civil War skirmishes and the leadership of Stand Watie after the creation of these treaties.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Morton, Ohland
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Postal System in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the issues and solutions that developed during the establishment and operation of the Confederate Postal System in Indian Territory in the Civil War Era. George H. Shirk constructs a picture of the events through the inclusion of correspondence from mail carriers and postmasters.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Twilight of the Confederacy in Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the fall of the Confederate Army in Indian Territory during the Civil War, and the details of battles and commanders who clashed during this time. Fred Hood describes American Indian participation in the war and the military campaign of Stand Watie.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Hood, Fred
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Indian Troop Conditions in 1864

Description: Article describes the consolidated units of American Indian forces during the Civil War known as the Indian Division of Brigadier-General D. H. Cooper. Allan C. Ashcraft includes an inspection report by Captain B. W. Marston highlighting the faults of Cooper's command and subsequent correspondence between Confederate officials.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Ashcraft, Allan C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Letters of General Ben McCulloch and Chief Ross in the Civil War

Description: Article includes letters from General McCulloch to Chief John Ross and Ross' return letter written in 1861. Harry J. Lemley provides biographical sketches of both men and historical context to the correspondence, which was written in an era when the Confederate army was seeking to gain alliance with the Cherokee Nation, whose leaders wanted to remain neutral.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Lemley, Harry J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Indians for the Confederacy

Description: Article narrates how Colonel Charles DeMorse and the 29th Texas Cavalry Regiment convinced members of the Five Civilized Tribes to fight with the Confederate States of America.
Date: Winter 1972
Creator: DeMorse, Charles & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Matthew Leeper, Confederate Agent at the Wichita Agency, Indian Territory

Description: Article narrates the life of Matthew Leeper, an agent believed to have been killed during an attack on the Wichita Indian Agency in 1862. His daughter recounters her father's life story as he tried to find fortune during the Gold Rush in California and later served within the Confederacy.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Harrison, Jeanne V. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, December 1928

Description: Notes and Documents column including a report made to the Board of Directors of the Historical Society regarding members of the Five Civilized Tribes who fought with the Confederate Army and an index for the volume.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Notes and Documents, Fall 1976

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents pertaining to events of historical significance, awards and ceremonies, and individual contributions to Oklahoma history.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Necrology, September 1937

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including J. Howard Langley, a prominent attorney in Indian Territory; John Young Bryce, a Methodist preacher; Franklin H. Reed, an attorney for the Seminole tribe; Christine Folsom Bates, a prominent member of the Choctaw tribe; Cyrus Alexander Norman, a member of the Presbyterian Church; and Christopher Columbus Ervin, a former Confederate soldier.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Kornegay, W. H.; Babcock, Sidney Henry; Freeman, Charles R.; Morrison, W. B.; Norman, J. A. & Kirby, Mrs. Thomas O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

My Escape from the South in 1861

Description: Article presents the account of the Revered John Edwards, a missionary to the Choctaws at the Wheelock Mission in Oklahoma, about his leaving the South at the beginning of the Civil War. Edwards explains various personal views, including his distaste for slavery, his faith, and reasons for leaving.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Edwards, John & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Resolution of Appreciation

Description: Article chronicles the life of Richard A. Sneed, a general for the Confederate army. He was honored at the annual meeting of the Confederate Veterans in 1929.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Peery, Dan W.; Doyle, Thomas H.; Williams, Robert L. & Taylor, Baxter
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, December 1933

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John A. Wimberly, a member of the first Territorial legislature; Victor M. Locke Sr., a former Confederate solider; Joseph Green Ralls, a former attorney; and Sampson Theopilus Lane, a former Confederate solider and Methodist preacher.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Peery, Dan W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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