LIFE OF GENERAL STAND WATIE - INDIAN CONFEDERATE GENERAL - 1915 REPRINT

Description: LIFE OF GENERAL STAND WATIE BY MABEL WASHBOURNE ANDERSON The only Indian Brigadier General of the Confederate Army and the last General to Surrender FINE CONDITION New, unread, booklet. Sharp, Clean, Tight, New Booklet Contains a Frontispiece Illustration of General Watie; Contains Other Illustrations and Maps Throughout Roster of Surviving Officers and Soldiers of General Watie’s 1st Cherokee Brigade PRIVATELY PRINTED BY BUDD PARRISH, BRANDY STATION BOOKSHELF 1995 LIMITED AVAILABILITY - LAST COPIES This booklet is a facsimile reproduction of the original, 1915, first edition published in Pryor, Oklahoma. Brigadier-General Stand Watie commanded the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battles of Wilson Creek, Chustenahiah, Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, First Battle of Cabin Creek, Second Battle of Cabin Creek, the Ambush of the J.R. Williams, and the Battle of Fort Smith. The book provides a biography of Watie, a history of his unit and contains a roster of Surviving Officers and Soldiers of General Watie’s Brigade, 1st Cherokee Brigade. General Watie was a Cherokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1862 to 1866. The Cherokee Nation allied with the Confederate States during the American Civil War and he was the only Native American Confederate general officers of the war. Watie commanded Indian forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater made up mostly of Cherokee, Muskogee, and Seminole Indians. He was the last Confederate States Army general to surrender. Watie led the Southern Cherokee delegation to Washington, DC, after the American Civil War to sue for peace, hoping to have tribal divisions recognized. The federal government negotiated only with the leaders who had sided with the Union. Watie stayed out of politics for his last years, and tried to rebuild his plantation. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This is a new, unread copy of this booklet. The booklet is clean, bright and tight. It has no wear. The pages are clean and in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark on the booklet. The book contains a frontispiece illustration of General Watie as well as other illustrations and maps throughout. It contains a roster of the Surviving Officers and Soldiers of General Watie’s Brigade, 1st Cherokee Brigade. A nice, clean, fine condition copy of this hard-to-find booklet. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

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