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“A Shield Against the World”: Opothleyahola and the Trail of Blood on Ice Campaign in the Civil War
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 37.843386, -94.705519
The program will be held in the park’s Theater on the second floor of the western Infantry Barracks.
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“A Shield Against the World”: Opothleyahola and the Trail of Blood on Ice Campaign in the Civil War.
During the American Civil War the Five Southeastern Nations in the Indian Territory were divided. Pro‐Union, Pro‐Confederate, and Neutral factions developed within the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Mvskoke, and Semvnole Nations. Wishing to remain neutral, Mvskoke leader Opothleyahola provided shelter to men, women, and children who wanted to stay out of the war. In the fall of 1861 Opothleyahola’s followers neared 10,000 and he led them on a desperate flight north to the safety of Union Kansas. Dr. Michelle M. Martin, an Assistant Professor of History/Coordinator of the Public History Certificate in the Department of History at Northeastern State University, will share this incredible and often misunderstood event in Native American history.
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Carl Brenner620-223-0310
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