The Civil War and the subversion of American Indian sovereignty /Joseph Connole.
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue -- "Our people have suffered a great deal" -- How the wolf came -- "When the earth was clothed with white" -- The way to Pea Ridge -- Federal Indian Expedition -- Entering the maelstrom -- "Like a terrible fire on the dry prairie" -- A melancholy wasteland -- The ruin that war wrought.
"The Civil War was catastrophic for the natives of the Indian Territory. More battles were waged in the Indian Territory than in any other theater of the war, and the Five Nations' betrayal by the U.S. government ultimately lead to the destruction of their homes, their sovereignty and their identity"--
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Indians of North America--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Five Civilized Tribes--Government relations. Five Civilized Tribes--History--19th century. Indians of North America--Government relations.--Indian Territory Sovereignty--History--19th century.