Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to John Ross

GLC01233.03

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GLC#
GLC01233.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 25, 1862
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
to John Ross
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Protection of the Cherokee Indians against the Confederacy. Ross was the first and only elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation from the time it was formed until his death in 1866. He led the Eastern Cherokee in the "Trail of Tears" west of the Mississippi.

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