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A Deeper Look at Native Americans and the Civil War

November 13, 2023 · Source: National Park Service

Bust of Chief Opothleyahola
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Fort Scott National Historic Site concludes the first year of Native American Experience programing with two chapters from the Civil War in Kansas. The first presentation, “A Shield Against the World”: Opothleyahola and the Trail of Blood on Ice Campaign in the Civil War, is by Dr. Michelle M. Martin on Saturday, November 18th, at 1pm. The second presentation, “Allies and Adversaries”: The role of American Indians in the Civil War west of the Mississippi River, is by Arnold W. Schofield on Sunday, November 19th, at 2pm.

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