To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
This lithograph by Joe Allen of Neodesha, Kansas depicts historic Fort Row. The Fort was located on the bank of the Verdigris River near Coyville in Wilson County, Kansas. Fort Row became infamous because a band of Indians led by Opothleyahola from the Creek, Seminole, Delaware, and Cherokee Tribes, sought refuge there in the winter of 1862. They had fled Indian Territory because they did not support the Confederacy. Many of them perished there during the harsh winter while they waited for assistance from the U.S. Government.
Date: 1861-1862
Item Number: 440307
Call Number: FK2.W5 .8 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 440307
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Fortification
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Military - Facilities - Forts
Military - Wars - Civil War
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cherokee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Creek (Muscogee)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - American Indians - Tribes - Seminole
Places - Cities and towns - Coyville
Places - Counties - Wilson
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Trails - Opothleyahola
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/440307
