 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1861, Quantrill akaenda kuTexas nomuranda Marcus Gill. Ikoko, vakasangana naJoel B. Mayes uye vakabatana neCherokee Nations. Mayes akanga ari hafu yeScotland-Irish uye hafu Cherokee Confederate anonzwira tsitsi uye mukuru wehondo weCherokee Nations muTexas. Akanga atama achibva kuGeorgia achienda kuIndian Territory yekare muna 1838. Mayes akanyoresa uye akashanda semushandi muKambani A ye1st Cherokee Regiment muuto reConfederate. NdiMayes uyo akadzidzisa Quantrill nzira dzokurwisana nemagandanga, uyo aizodzidza nzira dzokurwisana nemagandanga dzaishandiswa nevaNative Americans pamwe chete nokurwisa nokunyengedza uye kufukidza. Quantrill, ari mukambani yaMayes neCherokee Nations, akabatana naGeneral Sterling Price uye vakarwa muhondo yeWilsons Creek neLexingtonmuna August naSeptember 1861. 