1 ) ▁establish ▁Union ▁Control ▁over ▁the ▁Indian ▁Territ ory , ▁( 2 ) ▁offer ▁am n esty ▁to ▁the ▁Creek , ▁Sem in ole , ▁and ▁Ch ick as aw ▁Indians ▁provided ▁in ▁President ▁Lincoln ' s ▁E man cip ation ▁Pro clam ation ▁ ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 ; ▁sever ▁Confeder ate ▁treat ies ▁with ▁the ▁tribes ▁and ▁( 4 ) ▁gain ▁new ▁rec ruits . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Phill ips ▁issued ▁the ▁following ▁message ▁to ▁his ▁troops ▁before ▁they ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁expedition : ▁ ▁Circ ular ▁H d q rs . ▁First ▁Brig ., ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Front ier ▁Fort ▁Gib son , ▁C . ▁N ., ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁ ▁Sold iers ! ▁I ▁take ▁you ▁with ▁me ▁to ▁clean ▁out ▁the ▁Indian ▁Nation ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁drive ▁away ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁reb els . ▁Let ▁me ▁say ▁a ▁few ▁words ▁to ▁you ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁forget . ▁Do ▁not ▁begin ▁firing ▁in ▁battle ▁until ▁you ▁are ▁ordered . ▁When ▁you ▁fire , ▁aim ▁low , ▁about ▁the ▁kne e , ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁man ' s ▁body , ▁if ▁on ▁horse back . ▁Never ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁Fire ▁slowly ▁and ▁never ▁until ▁you ▁see ▁something ▁to ▁shout ▁at ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁hit . ▁Do ▁not ▁waste ▁your ▁am mun ition . ▁Do ▁not ▁st rag gle ▁or ▁go ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁command