The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory / edited and with an introduction by Bradley R. Clampitt ; contributors, Brad Agnew [and eight others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Clampitt, Bradley R., 1975- editor, author of introduction, etc.
• Agnew, Brad, 1939- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Indians of North America--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Indians of North America--Indian Territory--History--19th century.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Indian.
• Indian Territory--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Summary:

In Indian Territory the Civil War is a story best told through shades of gray rather than black and white or heroes and villains. Since neutrality appeared virtually impossible, the vast majority of territory residents chose a side, doing so for myriad reasons and not necessarily out of affection for either the Union or the Confederacy. Indigenous residents found themselves fighting to protect their unusual dual status as communities distinct from the American citizenry yet legal wards of the federal government. The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory is a nuanced and authoritative examination of the layers of conflicts both on and off the Civil War battlefield. It examines the military front and the home front; the experiences of the Five Nations and those of the agency tribes in the western portion of the territory; the severe conflicts between Native Americans and the federal government and between Indian nations and their former slaves during and beyond the Reconstruction years; and the concept of memory as viewed through the lenses of Native American oral traditions and the modern evolution of public history. These carefully crafted essays by leading scholars such as Amanda Cobb-Greetham, Clarissa Confer, Richard B. McCaslin, Linda W. Reese, and F. Todd Smith will help teachers and students better understand the Civil War, Native American history, and Oklahoma history.

Contents:

• Introduction: the Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory / Bradley R. Clampitt
• Bitter legacy: the battle front / Richard B. McCaslin
• Hardship on the home front / Clarissa Confer
• Our doom as a nation is sealed: the Five Nations in the Civil War / Brad Agnew
• "The most destitute" people in the Indian Territory: the Wichita Agency tribes and the Civil War / F. Todd Smith
• Reconstruction in Indian Territory / Christopher B. Bean
• The freedmen's Civil Wars / Linda W. Reese
• Hearth and home: Cherokee and Creek women's memories of the Civil War in Indian Territory / Amanda Cobb-Greetham
• Public commemoration of the Civil War in Indian Territory / Whit Edwards.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Includes index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9780803278899
• 0803278896
• 9780803278875
• 080327887X

OCLC:

926101868