In 1861, Lieutenant William Averell was dispatched to Indian territory on a secret mission intended to close the forts that protected the Creeks, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws and Cherokees. The South immediately seized the opportunity to woo the Indian nations to the Confederacy. The South anticipated some trouble with John Ross, the Cherokee chief, but expected little trouble from the other tribes. However, they had forgotten about a leader of the Muskogees, called the Creeks by whites, named Opothleyaholo.
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In 1861, Lieutenant William Averell was dispatched to Indian territory on a secret mission intended to close the forts that protected the Creeks, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws and Cherokees. The South immediately seized the opportunity to woo the Indian nations to the Confederacy. The South anticipated some trouble with John Ross, the Cherokee chief, but expected little trouble from the other tribes. However, they had forgotten about a leader of the Muskogees, called the Creeks by whites, named Opothleyaholo.
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