Neosho: suggested territory of, 31, _footnote_ Neosho River: 208, 277, _footnote_ Neosho River Agency: 30, _footnote_; invaded, 35, _footnote_; Elder put in charge of, 186; Indians of, at Fort Smith Council, 241 Neutrality: McCulloch agrees to respect Cherokee, 136, _footnote_; of Indians scarcely possible, 145; Chief Ross gives reasons for preserving, 147, 150; Chief Ross objects to violation of, 150; majority of Cherokees favor, 153; Chief Ross's Proclamation of, 153-154; discussion in Cherokee meeting at Tahlequah, 220 _et seq._; McCulloch orders Stand Watie's men not to interfere with Cherokee, 227 New Hope Academy: 40, _footnote_ _New Orleans Picayune_: 32, _footnote_ Newspapers: 47, 75, 80, _footnote_ New York Indians: from Wisconsin, 19; reservation invaded, 35; members of Neosha River Agency, 51; Refugees camp upon lands of, 260 North Carolina: Cherokees fight on side of South, 20, _footnote_ North Fork Village: 92, 94, 95, 157, 188, 192 North Fork of Canadian: 67, 136, _footnote_, 189, _footnote_, 254 Northern Baptists: 38, 39 Northern Indians: colonized within limits of great American desert, 18; relative position of, 21; Pike hoped to exert influence over, 208; reported organized into spy companies by Federals, 306 Oak Hills, or Wilson's Creek: battle of, 215, 216, 225, 257, _footnote_ Ochiltree, William B: 129 Office of Indian Affairs: plans for removal of Catawbas from Carolinas, 20, _footnote_; takes measures for removal of Seminoles from Florida, 20, _footnote_; refuses to remove Choctaws from Mississippi, 20, _footnote_; unable to execute plan for removal of Texas Indians before 1859, 52; reply of Creeks to proposals, 58; patronage of, 59; out of communication with Indian Territory, 81, _footnote_; complaint filed at, 96; in possession of documents incriminating D. H. Cooper, 186; discontinues Indian allowances, 192; supports War Department, 271 Ogden, John B: 89, _footnote_, 108, _footnote_, 115, _footnote_ Ohio: people of, desire information about Manypenny treaties, 33, _footnote_ Okanagan: suggested territory of, 32, _footnote_ Ok-ta-ha-hassee Harjo [Sands]: 194, 244, and _footnote_ Old Choctaw Agency: 211, _footnote_ Oldham, W. S: 100, _footnote_ _Old Scottish Gentleman_: 107 and _footnote_ Old Settlers Party: 49 Omaha Mission School: youths from, enlist in army, 227, _footnote_ Omahas: 227, _footnote_ Opoeth-le-yo-ho-la: 138, _footnote_, 193 and _footnote_, 194, 195, _footnote_, 198, _footnote_, 236, _footnote_, 243, 253, _footnote_, 254 _et seq._, 268, 278 Oregon: occupied, 28 Osage Manual Labor School: 38, _footnote_ Osage Mission: 182, _footnote_ Osage River Agency: 208, _footnote_