Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article explores the establishment of another post office location in Indian Territory, Crawford Seminary Post Office, as a part of the investigation into the location of these offices

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article examines historical records to determine the location of a post office known as Beaties Prairie

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Necrology section from Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968. It documents honoring Edward G. Cornett, who at the time of his death was the oldest person in Oklahoma. His family operated Cornett Hotel. In 1910, he helped open the Oklahoma City stock yards

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article discusses the issues and solutions that developed during the establishment and operation of the Confederate Postal System in Indian Territory in the Civil War Era. George H. Shirk constructs a picture of the events through the inclusion of correspondence from mail carriers and postmasters

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article describes the creation and printing process of Oklahoma's state flag as a commemorative stamp

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article describes the military career of General Philip Henry Sheridan during the Washita campaign and includes excerpts from the journal of Winfeld Scott Harvey, who traveled with the 7th U. S. Cavalry on this campaign. This detailed account by the soldier provides a clearer portrait of this particular "war" in history

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article discusses the establishment and history of Chief Greenwood LeFlore of the Choctaw Nation's mansion, "Malmaison," and its subsequent destruction in a fire in 1942. George H. Shirk describes the architecture of the building in its original state as well as its state in 1964

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article narrates the life of George H. Johnson during the Battle of Washita, where the 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked a Cheyenne camp to push them across the Washita River. The journal entries document Johnson's trials as he and his fellow soldiers marched through the area during a stormy winter

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article provides historical context for a trip across Indian Territory taken during the Civil War era by a U. S. Cavalry unit and a unit of African-American federal soldiers, and recorded by Hospital Steward Thomas A. Muzzall. Highlights of his journal include Colonel Paul Harwood becoming lost during the expedition