These men were in Shecoe's Battalion, 1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion, Lt. Col. Martin Shecoe. The Chickasaw Battalion was intended for service in the Chickasaw Nation, primarily at Ft Arbuckle and Ft Washita. The battalion was composed of Chickasaw, Choctaw, and whites. In 1865, it was part of Col. Roswell Lee's command "on the northwest frontier of Indian Territory". Their enlistment dates show that they enlisted when Lt. Col. Lemuel M. Reynolds was commanding the battalion. The battalion reorganized with Shecoe as Lt. Col. on Oct 7, 1864.