ˈæftɚ wˈiːks ʌv ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ tə bˈoʊlstɚ ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚz, kˈuːpɚ lˈɛd hɪz mˈɛn θɹuː ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi tʊ ˈoʊld fˈɔːɹt wˈeɪn, ɐn ɐbˈændənd pɹˈiːwˈɔːɹ fˈɛdɚɹəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡˈæɹɪsən ɔnðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɛdʒ ʌvðə spɹˈɔːlɪŋ bˈiːɾɪz pɹˈɛɹi.
After weeks of recruiting to bolster their numbers, Cooper led his men through Indian Territory to Old Fort Wayne, an abandoned pre-war Federal military garrison on the southern edge of the sprawling Beatties Prairie.