a member of U.C.V. Camp Dabney H. Maury, No. 1312 which was based in Newton, Mississippi. He attended the 1903 reunion held at New Orleans. A Louisiana journalist wrote an article about him. Jack Amos died in March 1906. Amos' Legacy The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was agreed to and signed by leaders of the Choctaws in September 1830. Article 14 allowed any member of the tribe to remain in Mississippi, become a citizen of the United States, and given 640 acres of land. Federal authorities failed to implement article 14 properly leaving tribal members landless. For decades after 1830, petitions were created to address article 14 concerns. Dawes Commission The Dawes Commission was designed to transfer tribe-controlled lands in Indian Territory and to privatize those lands for the benefit of tribal members. The Mississippi Choctaws were originally ignored in these transactions, but they soon were included in the proceedings. The Dawes Commission saw 25,000 applications for enrollment as Mississippi Choctaws. A little over 2,500 were identified as Mississippi Choctaws. Appeals and lawsuits Jack Amos led a class action lawsuit and petitioned for lands in Mississippi rather than lands in Indian Territory. Amos and several Mississippi Choctaws filed a lawsuit called Jack Amos et al vs. The Choctaw Nation, U. S. Court of Central District of Indian Territory, No 158. Supreme Court's Decision WINTON v. AMOS, 255 U.S. 373, was argued in January 1919, and re-argued April 1920. A decision was reached on March 7, 1921. Justice Mahlon R. Pitney delivered the opinion of the court. References External links Jack Amos' Find A Grave Webpage Newton County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society: The Chunky Creek Train Wreck of 1863 Newton County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society: Jack Amos Newton County Citizen Winton v. Amos, 255 US 373 - Supreme Court 1921 Choctaw people Native Americans in the American Civil War 1820s births 1906 deaths Confederate States Army soldiers