This account of life in Indian Territory contains references to Boggy Depot, Frisco, OK, Mill Creek, OK, Stonewall, OK, Pauls Valley, OK the Chickasaw Nation, Grayson County, TX, the Civil War, Governor's of the Chickasaw Nation (Frank Overton, Hickeyubbee, Cyrus Harris, Winchester Colbert and Douglas H. Johnston), Indian Schools, (Collins Institute, Colbert School, and Burney Academy), and provides family information for many who lived in the area at the time.