Summary

Chapter 13 began with Samuel’s journey to the Indian Agency in Oklahoma via the Illinois Central railroad in April 1865. He met James Deaver, an illustrator for the New York Herald and other newspapers in Chicago. They spoke briefly about their experiences of the Civil War before parting amicably with the chance of meeting again in Oklahoma. The train brought Samuel to southeast Kansas, where he would continue traveling by wagon. The threat of Comanche, Kiowa, or Confederate encounters forced Samuel to accept 20 Union guards. Along the way, Samuel spotted a white captive woman. Distraught, he insisted that the soldiers retrieve her. The captain explained that the tribe would not trade her for anything, and that she most likely did not want to leave them.

Samuel met Colonel Grierson once he arrived at the Indian Agency that was situated by a small army post in...