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Union Warriors of the Trans-Mississippi West – The Indian Brigade

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Kristen M. Trout

Particularly in the Trans-Mississippi West, Native American loyalty and animosity was quite a complex issue. Frustrations with white settlers had simmered for approximately two centuries by the time of the Civil War and Native Americans in the west were forced … Continue reading →

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Beyond the 13th Amendment: Ending Slavery in the Indian Territory

Posted on July 10, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Neil P. Chatelain When exactly did legal slavery end in the United States? Many Americans unfamiliar with the particulars of the Civil War respond with 1863 and the issuing of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Still … Continue reading →

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