The idea of Manifest Destiny, which held that America had the right and even the duty to extend its civilization, fueled the westward move into Indian ... preview of the Civil War.

Parker, a Seneca Indian. As president ... for failing to stop a fight between two cadets. But by then the Civil War had broken out, and the Army needed all the officers it could get.

Feb. 15, from 1-2 p.m., Honey Springs Battlefield will host living historian Jim Spillars, who will portray Gen. James Blunt.

Newspaper publication had its start in Indian Territory when the Cherokee Advocate was first printed in 1844. Serving the ...