Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

sas river but found difficulty In
holding &C. Genera. Watos forces
had broken up into bands and were
scattered oSer the country. giving the
federals much annoyance and In.
flicting considerable loss In KILLED
and wounded
The cause OF tho south was now
suffering In the Indian Territory
Early In 1868 Gtneral WIN. Steele
was assigned 20 the command Of the
district. relieving General Hindman,
Arriving here he found the country
In an exhausted condition. and as q
first aid In a campaign OF relief he
Instituted movement against Fort
Gibson, hold by the federAls This
movement failed, however, before II
was well under way A battle was
fought az Honey Springs July H.
/ 1868, between the Confcdcrates and
frdernls The latter we're defeated.
ANA tho defeat caused further de-
srruon To the fcderals so complot,
Ws the disaster 10 the Confederate
rlHar that no further attempt was
mtuu under General Steele 10 re-
establish authority in the Indian Ter
'I''rN ln the following December
N' was relieved ~ the command and
General b - MaNcy weaker man,
succeeded him
Even he brave stand waite lost
heart and charged In letter to tho
creek Indians that lncompcntancy
! 'u ih' part of subordinate command
"'H sent hero by the Confederate war
department. was responsible for their
downfall lie made last effort to
%. establish confidence In the con
''itutn cause, but his efforts did
not await much The following para.
graph appears in his letter 10 the
| Creeks
stand Wntic's Letter.
Tho promised protection OF the
| Confederate government, owing. / am
'oWp' He'd to wy to the Elaring in
efficiency NJ iN subordinate agents,
! has accomplished nothing II has
been useless and expensive pa
E'arl nn object FOR the success Of
our enemies and the shame of our
ffrnia fear that We can reason
ably look for no change for the bet
ter bur that the Indians will have
At iuHt 90 rely upon themselves alone
In defense ~ their country
n We possess tho spirit Of our faith
erT and arc resolved never to be en-
shaved hy an Inferior race. and trod
den under the feet OF an ignorant
and iusolgnt foe. We tho Creeks
thoctaWs. Chickaia Wa Scminoles ana
therukees never can be conquered
hy tho Kansas jayhawkers. renegade
Indians and runaway negroes
General MaIey attempted but one
drive against the federala that ro-
suited In profit He sent Generals
Waite and Gano on an expedition 10
the Kansas border to intercept
force OF federalA on route to this tere5
rItory They fell upon the federals
unaWureR. killed number and cap
turod wagon. train worth million
dollars This success instilled new
confidence among the Confederate
sympathizers In the Indian Territory
hut IL was destined 70 be short lived
The failure OF the expedition under,
General Stirling Price into Missouri
and Kansas ended Confederate actlv-
ity west Of the Mississippi
Tho great conflicts In Virginia and
the mastery retreat OF the army OF
Tennessee, under General Joseph Il
Johnston, from Dalton To Atlanta
following the battle OF Missionary
Ridge, called for every man the Con
federacy could muster The life OF
the southern cause was wrapped up
In the success Of It's armies else
where, and the west was abandoned
toeihe enemy lndiae Texitory soon
became overrun with the outlaw class
from several quarters OF the globe
and chaos became the rulo rather
than tho exception. - few brave
spirits we're left, however. among
whom General stand Waite was the
leader, and they rendered post val
liable service In holding barbarism
down TO the minimum.