some estimated that a closely ahola had as many as 9,000 followers though. only 2,000 would have been fighting men. kernel douglas h cooper led over 1400 native confederates supplemented by the ninth, texas cavalry to attack and then pursue chief of both layaola and his band each of these three battles punctuated a postlay yehola's flight to kansas. there were a number of deaths that were recorded in these records 105 four of which were for horses, which is something we can talk about in the q&a if you would like seven were from this campaign against a post. layaola cherokee presbyterian minister steve steven foreman wrote in his diary in january of 1862 that he had heard about 14 men were lost in the fighting perhaps the additional deaths noted by foreman came from the ninth fourth, texas cavalry that colonel cooper had called in as reinforcements. despite these losses. the confederate forces could claim a victory because they had forced so many loyal indians into kansas and neutralized the threat represented by a post. layaola. but with this threat remain