The American Indians in the Civil War

The American Indian in the Civil War is one of the first historical accounts dealing with the participations of Native American in the American Civil War. Native Americans took active participation in the conflict. 28,693 Native Americans served during the war, mostly in the Confederate military. They participated in battles such as Pea Ridge, Second Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and in Federal assaults on Petersburg.ContentsThe Battle of Pea Ridge, or Elkhorn and Its More Immediate EffectsLane's Brigade and the Inception of the IndianThe Indian Refugees in Southern KansasThe Organization of the First Indian ExpeditionThe March to Tahlequah and the Retrograde Movement of the "White Auxiliary"General Pike in Controversy With General HindmanOrganization of the Arkansas and Red River SuperintendencyThe Retirement of General PikeThe Removal of the Refugees to the Sac and Fox AgencyNegotiations With Union IndiansIndian Territory in 1863, January to June InclusiveIndian Territory in 1863, July to December InclusiveAspects, Chiefly Military, 1864-1865