. The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War [electronic resource] . ides one hundred and sixty women and children andtwenty negroes, which fell into the hands of the Con-federate forces. The Confederate forces camped on the battle field thatnight and the next day Colonel Mcintosh ordered pursuitof the loyal Indians, and after a hard march of twenty-«.™ ™,-irtD rnrai+rmv their rear guard and captured and 44 The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil ]Yar. burned two wagons. This action closed the campaignagainst the loyal Indians for the winter. Colonel Mcin-tosh returned to the headquarters of his
. The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War [electronic resource] . ides one hundred and sixty women and children andtwenty negroes, which fell into the hands of the Con-federate forces. The Confederate forces camped on the battle field thatnight and the next day Colonel Mcintosh ordered pursuitof the loyal Indians, and after a hard march of twenty-«.™ ™,-irtD rnrai+rmv their rear guard and captured and 44 The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil ]Yar. burned two wagons. This action closed the campaignagainst the loyal Indians for the winter. Colonel Mcin-tosh returned to the headquarters of his division at VanBuren in a blaze of glory and as conquering hero. Hecalled the battle with Hopoeithleyohola Chustenahla, andreported his losses nine killed and forty wounded, and theenemy losses much larger. Severe winter weather at once set in and the loyalIndians having lost nearly everything in the way of foodsupplies, clothing and transportation, endured almost in-describable suffering on their march to Southern Kansas,some of them having frozen to CHAPTER III SOUTHERN INDIANS TAKE PART IN BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE The battle of Chustenahla, Cherokee Nation, was foughtwithout the participation of the forces under Colonel Cooperthat had marched up on the north side of the ArkansasRiver. Colonel Cooper reported that this was on account ofthe desertion of the teamsters of his train, in consequence ofwhich he was unable to bring up his command in time to joinin the engagement. This was a lucky happening for ColonelMcintosh, which relieved him of the courtesy of dividingthe honor and glory of his achievement with the commanderof the Indian Department. There is no doubt, however, but that this campaign,against Hopoeithleyoholas followers from the Creek, Chero-kee and Seminole Nations, in defense of their homes, fromwhich they were driven in mid winter, brought upon themand their families almost indescribable suffering. After hisarrival with his people in Kansas, he dictated
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