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INDIAN TERRITORV - CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW NATIONS

Fo-U; Towson named fo r th e Paym aster G e n e ra l, Nathan b u ilt In 1824
abandoned 1829, & h e -e s ta b lis h e d 1831 to p ro te ct th e CHOCTAW NATION. The
in th e C i v i l War, & th e s o le CSA In d ia n ( C h e A o k) Stan d W atie t h is
&oht to th e Union aAmy in Ju n e 1865; he uras th e la s t C on fed era te gen eral to su rren d er

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roue a u u e n aaieunea tout loawon 1845 m It p„,u„„
cdt ron msmi M i. mas 31 , .1 o« nute V *T?.'fr
To A d j t . - G e d . U . S . A i m s « Na4fungion,DC the night \kee m il.

F o rt W ashita was b u ilt in 1842 on a s i t e near th e W ashita R iv e r s e le c t e d bu Gen
Zachary T a ylo r when commanding th e area b e fo re th e M exican War. B u ilt H 'f *
th e CHICKASAW NATION to p r o te c t them from marauding Texans Ahnnrir,v,„ri ■
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by C o n fed era te tr o o p s. Burnt down in August 1865 i t was not by th e Unxon army.
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Folded tetteh datelined Font hlaihita 26 July TS45, ua,- R ..
mi Font hlaihitaC.N. July 28 1 8 45, & mi ’On Public S e W e ’ ba m j ^
To Bnig-Genenal.N. TOhlSOH, Paymaiten U.S. (see Foi 7
Should have been 'F nee1 iince the Paymaiten had the night to
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