Not to nit pick but... The Cherokee would not be on horses. The trail of tears was a forced march with the Cherokee ripped from there homes in the middle of the night. They were not even allowed to take their own blankets, and those supplied by the Union Army had been infected with small pox. Having a Union officer menacing the tribes people on a horse may be a little more accurate. Also there is no desert between Georgia and Oklahoma. And this march happened during the winter. Just trying to be helpfull, but as a part Cherokee I had to say something.