Trivia 4-5-16 Indian Tribes

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Good question @War Horse :bounce: It was fun looking this one up and learning about Native Americans who served in the Confederate Army during the CW.

According to the Civil War Trust, Pike had regiments named for Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw tribes. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefield...dgehess.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, Pike negotiated treaties of alliance with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Osage, Seneca, Shawnee, and Cherokee. It is not mentioned, specifically, whether all of these tribes furnished men who fought under Pike or not, but seems to be implied:
"As the Civil War approached, he (Albert Pike) decided to serve the Confederacy. Appointed Confederate commissioner of Indian affairs in March 1861, Pike negotiated treaties of alliance between the Confederate government and the Creek, the Choctaw and Chickasaw, the Seminole, the Osage, and the Seneca and Shawnee. After much negotiating, Cherokee Chief John Ross signed a treaty on October 7, 1861. Seven days later Pike was appointed brigadier general of the Provisional Army of the Department of Indian Territory, with his headquarters at Fort Davis in the Cherokee Nation." http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PI006

And this article lists even more tribes - Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Wichita, Caddo, Cherokee, Quapaw, Seneca, Shawnee, and Osage along with the dates:
"The Confederate commanders wanted Indian Territory as a base to drive Union troops out of Arkansas. Pike successfully negotiated a treaty with the Creek on July 10, the Choctaw and Chickasaw on July 12, the Seminole on August 1, and the Wichita, Caddo, and others on August 12. The Cherokee hoped to remain neutral in the war, wishing to take no part. However, after the decisive Confederate victory at Wilson's Creek in August in Greene County, Missouri, they agreed to a treaty. They signed this treaty, together with the Quapaw, Seneca, Shawnee, and Osage, on October 7." http://www.ozarkscivilwar.org/regions/indian-territory

And the same article goes on to list the regiments that Native Americans from the above tribes fought in. Interesting that regiments seem to be named after some tribes and not others.

"Native Americans in Indian Territory fought in several Confederate regiments. These included: The 1st Regiment Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles under Colonel Douglas H. Cooper, the 1st Creek Regiment under Colonel Daniel N. McIntosh, the 1st Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Rifles under Colonel John Drew, and the 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Rifles, under Colonel (later Brigadier-General) Stand Watie, a Cherokee man." http://www.ozarkscivilwar.org/regions/indian-territory

Finally, this article from the Massachusetts 150th Sesquicentennial lists the five tribes I assume you are looking for in the correct answer as Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Cherokee.

"He (Albert Pike) became commissioner to the Indian Territory and negotiated treaties that ensured that the tribes in the area, including the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Cherokee, would support the Confederacy. The Confederate Army made him a brigadier general, commanding Native American troops, although the treaties he negotiated stipulated that the Natives Americans would only fight in defense of Indian Territory." http://www.ma150.org/day-by-day/186...bert-pike-leads-brigade-native-americans-batt

 
Creeks
choctaws
chickasaws
seminoles
cherokee

and this:
"He then journeyed west to the Wichita Agency on the Washita, not far from the site of the present town of Anadarko, to make treaties with the small tribes and bands living in the Leased District. These included the Wichita and some bands of Comanche, Tonkawa, Shawnee, Delaware, and other tribes."
 
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