Slavery in the Cherokee Nation 321 Removal of white settlers on Cherokee land 322 Fort Gibson abandoned by the United States 322 Removal of trespassers on neutral land 323 John Ross opposes survey and allotment of Cherokee domain 324 Political excitement in 1860 324 Cherokees and the Southern Confederacy 326 Cherokee troops for the Confederate army 328 A Cherokee Confederate regiment deserts to the United States 329 Ravages of war in the Cherokee Nation 332 Treaty of July 19, 1866 334 Material provisions 334 Treaty of April 27, 1868 (supplemental) 340 Material provisions 340 Historical data 341 United States desire to remove Indians from Kansas to Indian Territory 341 Council of southern tribes at Camp Napoleon 341 General council at Fort Smith 341 Conference at Washington, D.C. 345 Cession and sale of "Cherokee strip" and "neutral lands" 348 Appraisal of confiscated property--census 351 New treaty concluded but never ratified 351 Boundaries of the Cherokee domain 354 Delawares, Munsees, and Shawnees join the Cherokees 356 Friendly tribes to be located on Cherokee lands west of 96° 358 East and north boundaries of Cherokee country 365 Railroads through Indian Territory 366 Removal of intruders--Cherokee citizenship 367 General remarks 371 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE VII. Earliest map showing location of the Cherokees. 1597 128 VIII. Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee Nation of Indians, exhibiting the boundaries of the various cessions of land made by them to the colonies and to the United States. 1884[1] IX. Map showing the territory originally assigned to the 379 Cherokee Indians west of the Mississippi River; also, the boundaries of the territory now occupied or owned by them. 1884[1] [Illustration: EARLIEST MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF THE CHEROKEES--1597.] THE CHEROKEE NATION OF INDIANS. By CHARLES C. ROYCE. INTRODUCTORY.