The Civil War in Indian Territory resulted in almost complete destruction. Hardly any structures survived the conflict, most having been burned or ransacked. The population of the territory was scattered
The recent news reports stating that seven small Arkansas state parks are being considered for closing is alarming for those of us who love Arkansas history and the sites associated with it good, bad, and ugly.
TEXARKANA, Ark. When historian W. Dale Weeks found a cache of Civil War-era letters at the Williams House Museum in De Kalb, Texas, he knew he was onto something.
He was a Cherokee leader who signed the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the tribe s removal from its homeland in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma). He also fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, including at one of the fiercest battles in Arkansas, becoming the only American Indian to achieve a general s rank on either side during the war.