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The Choctaw Civil War was a period of economic and social unrest among the Choctaw people that degenerated into a civil war between 1747 and 1750. The war was fought between two different factions within the Choctaw over what the tribes's trade relations with British and French colonists should be.
The Choctaw Nation flag carried by troops during the War. In early February 1861, the Choctaw Nation's General Council instructed their delegates in Washington City to deposit their invested funds in southern banks, if necessary. [7] A few days later, the council elected 12 delegates to meet with the Chickasaw at Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation. [7]
The Choctaw Nation, in what would be Oklahoma, kept slavery until 1866. After the Civil War, they were required by treaty with the United States to free the slaves within their nation. Former slaves of the Choctaw Nation were called the Choctaw Freedmen. After considerable debate, Choctaw Freedmen were granted Choctaw Nation citizenship in 1885 ...
As the Confederate states organized, the U.S. Army numbered 16,000, while Northern governors began mobilizing their militias. [78] The Confederate Congress authorized up to 100,000 troops in February. By May, Jefferson Davis was pushing for another 100,000 soldiers for one year or the duration, and the U.S. Congress responded in kind. [79] [80]
The Nast Christmas cartoon for 1864 was a more conciliatory piece, showing Lincoln inviting Confederate soldiers into a warm lodge hall full of merriment. [18] Lincoln called Nast's use of Santa Claus "the best recruiting sergeant the North ever had". [6] Nast was not the only one to use Christmas as a propaganda tool.
Former slaves of the Choctaw Nation were called the Choctaw Freedmen. [93] After considerable debate, the Choctaw Nation granted Choctaw Freedmen citizenship in 1885. [94] In post-war treaties, the US government also acquired land in the western part of the territory and access rights for railroads to be built across Indian Territory.
A loaf of bread went for 10 cents in 1919 and today Wonder Bread goes for $3.50 a loaf, while a modern cotton farmer gets less money per pound than his great-grandfather did a century ago.
Allen Wright (Choctaw) sought reconciliation and led his tribe's delegation to sign the Treaty of 1866. At Fort Towson in Choctaw lands, General Stand Watie officially became the last Confederate general to surrender on June 25, 1865. Watie went to Washington, D.C. later that year for negotiations on behalf of his tribe; as the principal chief ...