<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Trail of Tears memorial monuments at the New Echota Historic Site in New Echota, Georgia, which honors the 4,000 Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1831--1850 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Southeastern United States and Indian Territory, present - day Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> U.S. Government, U.S. Army, state militias, Five Civilized Tribes of Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Ho - Chunk / Winnebago nations </Td> </Tr>

How long was the trail of tears in miles