Don Wildman
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American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Well, we're left talking rather generally about it.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
And as I say, there are three stages.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
The first wave happens November 1831.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
This is arguably where people suffered the most.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Two groups left Memphis and another left from Vicksburg.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
The nuts and bolts of this kind of migration, I think, are really important to understand.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Well, that would be my first question.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Did they know where they were going?
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Had there been scouts sent ahead?
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Were there agents that understood what they were going to set up?
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
Had that already been set up for them or not?
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
But as you say, winter is particularly bad this year, 1831.
American History Hit
The Trail of Tears
And as a result, wagons get stuck in those conditions.