david perkins for instance revised to the command in the chickasaw by a german in 1863 because of the physical miss harmony and last but not least, the reason is to stay at home and provide for them these men felt the tug of family at home and suffering as the war i continued. the enlistments that did occur in the first half in february, march and april we have the emancipation proclamation from abraham lincoln that took effect in parts of states but what it was while it was unclear if the proclamation to the territory knew that it did to spread to the indian territory of nothing else sometimes informed of the change in status. so this woman learned of emancipation when soldiers arrived at her cherokee's plantation perhaps more relevant to w the military enlistments ws the activity in the cherokee nation the prounion faction of the claims rightful authority to govern and establish a new legislature in february of 1863 and one of the first acts was to abolish slavery in the cherokee nation. while many slaveholders didn't recognize the legitimacy of this new government and likely the fa

surely many choctaw soldiers would have agreed with the sentiment captain david perkins for us for instance resigned his command of company e in the first choctaw and chickasaw regimen in 1863 because of physical infirmity, but also stated and last but not least. the reason is i have so many little children unless i stay at home and provide for them. they must necessarily suffer as they have been during my first campaign. these men felt the tug of family and home and do the suffering of the civilians as war as the war continued. the choctaw enlistments that did occur clustered in the first half of 1863 in february, march and april with no enlistments occurring after july. of course in january of 1863 we have the emancipation proclamation from abraham lincoln which took effect ending slavery and rebelling states and parts of states what it was while it was unclear if the proclamation applied to indian territory news of emancipation did spread to indian territory if nothing else union troops, sometimes informed enslaved people in indian territory of their change in status. so this charlotte j