Osprey Elite 140 : The American Civil War in the Indian Territory

One of the most tragic theatres of Civil War conflict was the Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma), and the borderlands of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Both the Union and the Confederacy raised Native American units to contest this ground, and tribes were divided against one another and amongst themselves. Federal and Confederate cavalry also struck into the Territory from Kansas and Texas, and the irregular marauders who raided the area such as the Kansas Red Legs and Quantrill's Raiders earned notoriety. This account of the groups which fought in the Territory is richly illustrated with rare early photos, and detailed colour reconstructions. Text by John D. Spencer with illustrations by Adam Hook.

Contents

• Introductions
• The Campaigns
• Union Forces : Organization, Uniforms, Equipment & Weapons of;
  1st US Cavalry
  1st US Infantry
  Jayhawkers : 'Redles' and 'Pin Indians'
  3rd Wisconsin Cavalry
  2nd, 6th and 9th Kansas Cavalry
  Union Indian Brigade : 1st-3rd Kansas Indian Home Guard
  US Colored Troops : 1st and 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry
• Confederate Forces : Uniforms, Native Dress, Equipment & Weapons of;
  Confederate Indian Division : The Five Civilized Tribes, plus Caddo & Osage Battalions
  Texas Units : 1st Partisan Rangers, Welch's Cavalry, 3rd, 9th and 29th Cavalry
  Quantrill's and Anderson's Raiders
• The 'Neutral' Tribes
  Osage
  Caddo
  Tonkwana
  Wichita
  Comanche
• Horses, Saddlery, Wagons
• Artillery
• Tactics
• Conclusions