Other Tribes in the Civil War
The Catawba, Cherokee and the Choctaws who remained in the Southeast joined forces with the Confederacy on hopes that the new government would validate their tenuous land claims.
The Delaware in Kansas, joined the Union hoping that their service would secure a permanent home, maybe in Indian Territory.
The Pamunkey from Virginia and the Lumbee from North Carolina joined the Union because of their long-standing dislike for the Southern aristocracy.
The Tonawanda Band of the Seneca in western New York looked to Washington to help hold their land that had been purchased earlier by speculators.
The Delaware in Kansas, joined the Union hoping that their service would secure a permanent home, maybe in Indian Territory.
The Pamunkey from Virginia and the Lumbee from North Carolina joined the Union because of their long-standing dislike for the Southern aristocracy.
The Tonawanda Band of the Seneca in western New York looked to Washington to help hold their land that had been purchased earlier by speculators.