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Fort Butler (Murphy, North Carolina)

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Fort Butler was an important site during the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears. [1]

17 relations: Abraham Eustis, Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer), Cherokee, Cherokee Nation (1794–1907), Fort Cass, Georgia (U.S. state), Hiwassee River, Indian Territory, John E. Wool, Murphy, North Carolina, Second Seminole War, Tennessee, Trail of Tears, Treaty of New Echota, United States Army, University of North Carolina Press, Winfield Scott.

Abraham Eustis

Abraham Eustis (March 26, 1786 – June 27, 1843) was a lawyer and notable U.S. Army officer, eventually rising to become a Brevet Brigadier General.

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Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer)

Benjamin Franklin Butler (December 17, 1795 – November 8, 1858) was a prominent lawyer from the state of New York.

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Cherokee

The Cherokee (translit or translit) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands.

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Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)

The Cherokee Nation (ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, pronounced Tsalagihi Ayeli) from 1794–1907 was a legal, autonomous, tribal government in North America recognized from 1794 to 1907.

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Fort Cass

Fort Cass, established in 1835, was an important site during the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Hiwassee River

The Hiwassee River has its headwaters on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in the northern State of Georgia and flows northward into North Carolina before turning westward into Tennessee, flowing into the Tennessee River a few miles west of State Route 58 in Meigs County, Tennessee.

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Indian Territory

As general terms, Indian Territory, the Indian Territories, or Indian country describe an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land.

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John E. Wool

John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 – November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

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Murphy, North Carolina

Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.

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Second Seminole War

The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Seminoles and the United States, part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American peoples from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States, to areas to the west (usually west of the Mississippi River) that had been designated as Indian Territory.

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Treaty of New Echota

The Treaty of New Echota (7 Stat. 488) was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction, the Treaty Party.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press (or UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a university press that is part of the University of North Carolina.

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Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general and the unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Butler_(Murphy,_North_Carolina)

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