Greg James,
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Addressing the statement: "... When the Civil War came, all the women and children were moved down South on the Red River on a reservation. We lived in little huts made of mud or logs. ..."
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"Keep the Indian Territory residents North of Red River" was mandated by the Texas Legislature in January 1863, but it had been in force since the early fall, maybe summer, of 1862. ..We know that during The Great Hanging of Gainesville in Oct 1862, hundreds of Indians, and others, were camped all along the North bank of Red River. ..Texans, loosely affiliated with Bourland, were already patrolling the South bank of Red River from Texarkana, Bowie County, TX to Spanish Fort, Montague County, TX.
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During the War years, Texans took turns patrolling while their cohorts stayed behind and tended their families without compensation, or even having their boring work recorded, hence, my "Additional Soldiers" section of my 146-page Name Index.
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/AdditionalSoldiers.htm
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Col. James Bourland officially began in February 1863 recruiting and organizing men to patrol Red River to enforce the Texas law, but records were not kept until March 1, 1864 when Bourland's Regiment was accepted into the Confederacy. ..This is a major theme of my 1,046-page book.
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I must quickly add that in order to cross Red River, the traveler had to have a passport and it had to be approved by the likes of Brig-Gen. Wm. Hudson, Provost Marshal James Bourland, etc. And as Provost Marshall, Bourland issued passports. ..Then, as now, rich people could figure a way to cross Red River, either by bribes or political connections. ..I have spent a lot of time on this aspect of my book, since no researchers seem to even know about this practice.
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Quoting Greg James' posting:
Currently, the WPA Indian Pioneer Studies, in their searchable, online format are not available through OKGenWeb. I know from my one of Great-Great-Grandmother's interviews had a lot of errors, including her birth year and the name of her father. All she remembered about the war years as to being in Texas was that: "When the Civil War came, all the women and children were moved down South on the Red River on a reservation. We lived in little huts made of mud or logs. I remember how terrible the War was. We went hungry and cold. The Northern Soldiers would come in and take everything we had to eat..."
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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