Civil War in Indian Territory

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The Civil War in Indian Territory refers to the series of military campaigns, guerrilla conflicts, and internal tribal divisions that took place among Native American nations in present-day Oklahoma during the American Civil War.

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instanceOf military conflict
theater of the American Civil War
causeOf postwar Reconstruction treaties with Native American nations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1865
hasCharacteristic guerrilla conflict
internal tribal divisions
mixed Native American and non-Native forces
hasPart Battle of Cabin Creek
Battle of Chustenahlah
Battle of Fort Wayne
Battle of Honey Springs
Battle of Middle Boggy
Battle of Fort Wayne
surface form: Battle of Old Fort Wayne

Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Perryville
surface form: Battle of Perryville (Indian Territory)

Battle of Round Mountain
Battle of Cabin Creek
surface form: Second Battle of Cabin Creek
historicalPeriod American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
involves Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation

Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Creek Nation

“Five Civilized Tribes”
surface form: Five Civilized Tribes

Native American regiments in Confederate service
Native American regiments in Union service
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Seminole Nation
location Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
mainBelligerent Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation

Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation
Confederate States Army
Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederate States government

Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Creek Nation

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Seminole Nation

Union Army
United States government
notableCommander Douglas H. Cooper
James G. Blunt NERFINISHED
Principal Chief John Ross
surface form: John Ross (Cherokee chief)

Opothleyahola
Stand Watie
partOf American Civil War
result loss of tribal lands and autonomy
renegotiation of treaties between United States and Native nations
restoration of United States authority over Indian Territory
significantEvent destruction of farms and missions in Indian Territory
displacement of Native American civilians
division of Cherokee Nation into Union and Confederate factions
guerrilla warfare among Native American groups
refugee crisis among the Five Civilized Tribes
startTime 1861

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Indian Territory significantEvent Civil War in Indian Territory