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          Watie was a Cherokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from to

        1. Watie was a Cherokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from to
        2. Letter () to Stand Watie from John Rollin Ridge regarding the Ross faction and the death of James Foreman, who was killed by Watie; and a biography of Watie.
        3. At the start of the war, Watie was commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service and later as a brigadier general.
        4. Stand Watie's life connects the traditional Cherokee homeland in Tennessee and Georgia, the fight within the tribe over leaving for the West or staying on.
        5. Over the course of his life, he was a Seneca chief, a civil engineer, a close friend and adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant, an advocate for the Indian.

          6. At the start of the war, Watie was commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service and later as a brigadier general.!

          Stand Watie

          Native American general and 2nd principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

          Stand Watie

          Watie, c. 1865

          In office
          1862–1866
          Preceded byJohn Ross
          Succeeded byWilliam P.

          Ross

          Born(1806-12-12)December 12, 1806
          Oothcaloga, Cherokee Nation (present-day Calhoun, Georgia), U.S.
          DiedSeptember 9, 1871(1871-09-09) (aged 64)
          Delaware District, Cherokee Nation (present-day Delaware County, Oklahoma), U.S.
          Resting placePolson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma, U.S.
          36°31′32.2″N94°38′09.5″W / 36.525611°N 94.635972°W / 36.525611; -94.635972
          RelativesElias Boudinot (brother)
          E.

          C. Boudinot (nephew)

          AllegianceConfederate States
          BranchConfederate States Army
          Years of service1861–1865
          RankBrigadier-General
          Commands
          Battles

          Brigadier-GeneralStand Watie (Cherokee: ᏕᎦᏔᎦ, romanized: Degataga, lit. 'Stand firm'; December 12, 1806 – Se