Confederate units of Indian Territory

Confederate Units of Indian Territory consisted of Native Americans from the Five Civilized Tribes the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations.[1] The 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles were commanded by the highest ranking Native American of the war: Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, who also became the last Confederate General to surrender on June 25, 1865.

Cherokee Nation

Creek Nation

Seminole Nation

Chickasaw Nation

Choctaw Nation

Northwest Frontier Command of Indian Territory

(Col. Roswell W. Lee, Commanding)

References

  1. Confer, Clarissa. The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War (University of Oklahoma Press, 2007) pg.4
  2. Indian Territory Confederate Uni

See also

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