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Stand Watie
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![]() Stand Watie as leader of the Treaty Party of the Cherokee Nation, 1862
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Native name |
Degataga
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Birth name | Taw-ker-Taw-ker, De-gata-ga |
Born | Calhoun, Georgia |
December 12, 1806
Died | September 9, 1871 Delaware County, Oklahoma |
(aged 64)
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Years of service | 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | Brigadier General (CSA) |
Commands held | 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles |
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Other work | Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1862–1866) |
Stand Watie (December 12, 1806 – September 9, 1871) was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Native American cavalry made up mostly of Cherokee, Creek and Seminole people. He was also known as Degataga, meaning to "stand firm" and Isaac S. Watie.
Stand Watie was born in Georgia. He helped his brother run a newspaper. Watie helped lead the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1835.
When the American Civil War started in 1861, Watie started a cavalry regiment. He lead the regiment in several battles with the Union Army. In 1862, he was elected as a chief of the Cherokees. Watie surrendered to the Union army in 1865.
Watie died in 1871.
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