the building was used by Confederate forces as a hospital. The Choctaw Council, which had allied with the Confederacy, met there in 1863, and the Choctaw capital was transferred to this town during the same year. The United Nations of Indian Territory delegates (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw, Seminole, and Caddo) met there with the Confederacy to plan war strategy. The Confederates had promised these tribes to support a state for Native Americans if they won the war. Commercial activities in the town and region increased during that time. Post-war years and relocation of the Capital Chahta Tamaha remained the capital of the Choctaw Nation until 1883, when the capital was relocated to Tuskahoma. In that same year the Armstrong Academy was reopened as a school. Admission was limited to orphaned boys. The Armstrong Academy was destroyed by fire in February 1921. The Federal government refused to rebuild it, since the town population had declined markedly after the relocation of the Choctaw nation's capital. The area reverted to its original state and appears as a deserted pasture. Nothing remains of the town but rubble from the Armstrong Academy. The Armstrong Academy Cemetery is visible. References Sources Wright, Muriel H. "Historic Spots in the Vicinity of Tuskahoma". Chronicles of Oklahoma 9:1 (March 1931) 27-42. (accessed February 8, 2007) Wright, Muriel H., George H. Shirk, Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976. See also Armstrong Academy Cemetery Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Indian Territory Ghost towns in Oklahoma Geography of Bryan County, Oklahoma School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Pre-statehood history of Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Bryan County, Oklahoma