Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Trail of Tears contingent­s at Pea Ridge

- Source: Daniel Littlefiel­d Jr./Pea Ridge National Military Park

B.B. Cannon, leader; arrived Dec. 23, 1837; 356 Cherokee Daniel Colston, leader; arrived Jan. 10 or 11, 1839; 651 Cherokee Situwakee, leader; arrived Jan. 27 or 28, 1839:, 1,250 Cherokee Jesse Bushyhead, leader; arrived Feb. 17 or 18, 1939; 898 Cherokee Stephen Foreman, leader; Feb. 21 or 22, 1839; 921 Cherokee Choowalook­a, leader; Feb. 23 or 24, 1839; 970 Cherokee Moses Daniel, leader; Feb. 24 or 25, 1839; 924 Cherokee James Brown, leader; Feb. 27 or 28, 1839; 717 Cherokee George Hicks, leader; March 8 or 9, 1839; 1,039 Cherokee Richard Taylor, leader; March 18 to 20, 1839, stayed two days because of heavy rain; 944 Cherokee

Peter Hilderbran­d, leader; March 20, 1839; 1, 312 Cherokee Most of these dates are approximat­e, based on known arrival in Indian Territory.

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