Frank Cunningham (1)

Very few historical texts address the Civil War in the Indian Territory in general, and the First and Second Mounted Cherokee Regiments in particular. In that sense, this is an useful resource.

However, as Brad Agnew mentions in the forward, Cunningham was far from an impartial observer. His inherent biases are front-and-center. Union soldiers are always described as cowardly and evil while Rebels are noble and brave. The flat-out racist language he uses when describing blacks and full-blood Indians (particularly the Cherokee) also makes this a difficult read in modern times.

There is a great opportunity to tell this story of an oft-forgotten part of the Civil War as an impartial historian. I'm looking forward to that some day.… (altro)