Day: January 13, 2025

January 25, 2024: “Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas,” part of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society

Diana Staresinic-Deane
"Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas" presented by Isaias McCaffery, 88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society, Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2 p.m. Image: FCHS Logo. Image: Humanities Kansas Logo. Image: Bearded man with glasses posed in front of a bookcase. Image: Historic Map showing Osage Indian Lands in Kansas.

Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas  presented by Isaias McCaffery  88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society  Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2 p.m.  In person: FCHS Archives & Research Center, 2011 E Logan St, Ottawa, KS 66067 Online: Click Here to Register for Zoom Access As conflicts between states increased during the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy tried to use the Osage to achieve their own aims. Initially divided over how their people should…

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