Witnesses are listed. Oklahoma became a state in 1907. This was published by Ponca City, OK, Chapter of DAR for Oklahoma's Diamond Jubilee in 1982. The National Cemetery system was established at Civil War time. Oklahoma's only National Cemetery is located near historic Fort Gibson established as a military post in 1824 and occupied until 1857.
Many burials are reinterments.
History of this cemetery if given and short articles of some persons buried here. Many early Cherokees are buried here. This fort was a major staging point for American explorers heading west. It was called Cantonment Gibson, established in 1824, and did much to stimulate steamboat navigation above Fort Smith on the Arkansas River. This was the westernmost outpost of the US at this time.