THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY
CLEVELAND: 1915
COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY
ANNIE HELOISE ABEL
TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER
CONTENTS
| Preface | [13] | |
| [I] | General Situation in the Indian Country, 1830-1860 | [17] |
| [II] | Indian Territory in its Relations with Texas and Arkansas | [63] |
| [III] | The Confederacy in Negotiation with the Indian Tribes | [127] |
| [IV] | The Indian Nations in Alliance With the Confederacy | [207] |
| Appendix A—Fort Smith Papers | [285] | |
| Appendix B—The Leeper or Wichita Agency Papers | [329] | |
| Selected Bibliography | [359] | |
| Index | [369] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Indian Territory, 1861 | [Frontispiece] |
| Map showing free Negro Settlements in the Creek Country | [25] |
| Portrait of Colonel Downing, Cherokee | [65] |
| Portrait of John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokees | [112] |
| Portrait of Colonel Adair, Cherokee | [221] |
| Map showing the Retreat of the loyal Indians | [263] |
| Fort McCulloch | [281] |