Bobbi191@aol.com wrote: Hi. I wonder if anyone could tell who was in charge of moving the Cherokee from the eastern states to Oklahoma. ~~~ Bobbi, The first group was led by a "Lt. Harris" (he was military, with guides and providers- but no soldier/guards in the group). That was so ill prepared and were so many deaths of cholera, (etc) that John Ross made an agreement to head up the Removal, and each group would be led by their own tribal leaders (Rev Bushyhead, Geo. Hicks, etc) and that they would not be removed during the unhealthy summer months. There is a group in Tahlequah who started a project in locating and marking the burial places of not only the leaders, but all of those who came over the Trail. If I find out anymore about it, I will let you know. jc