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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01233.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Four documents relating to the Cherokee and the American Civil War |
| Title | Lincoln writes to John Ross regarding the protection of the Cherokee Indians against the Confederacy |
| Date | 25 September 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Ross, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Protection of the Cherokee Indians against the Confederacy. Ross was the first and only elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation from the time it was formed until his death in 1866. He led the Eastern Cherokee in the "Trail of Tears" west of the Mississippi. Basler, Roy P. The Collection Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. V 1861 - 1862, p. 439 - p. 440. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Cherokee Indian Confederate States of America President Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Government and Civics |
| People | Ross, John (1790-1866) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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