What was the weather like on the Trail of Tears?

Answer 1

To understand the impact the weather had on the 16,000 Cherokee people who were on the Trail of Tears you would need to know that they were moved 850 miles over a seven month period. It began in June 1838 and the heat was bad that summer. They called a halt after 3 groups had reached Oklahoma. They began again in August and the last group arrived in December. The autumn rains made the roads almost impassable, and with the onslaught of winter the last of the 13 groups arrived in December. Four thousand people died on the Trail of Tears.