Stand Watie
Born: December 12, 1806
Birthplace: Oothcaloga Cherokee Nation (Calhoun, Georgia)
Father: David Uwatie 1773 – 1842
(Buried: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma)
Mother: Susanna Reese 1782 – 1832
(Buried: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma)
1st Wife: Elizabeth Fields 1808 – 1828
2nd Wife: Isabel Hicks 1813 – 1858
3rd Wife: Eleanor Looney 1816 –
4th Wife: Sarah Caroline Bell 1820 – 1882
(Buried: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma)
Children:
Susannah Watie 1840 – 1861
Saladin Ridge Watie 1845 – 1868
Elias Boudinot Watie 1847 – 1847
Solon Watica Watie 1849 – 1869
Eugene Cuminskey “Miska” Watie 1851 – 1863
Ninnie “Minnehabha” Josephine Watie 1853 – 1875
(Buried: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma)
Charlotte Jacqueline “Jessie” Watie 1854 – 1875
(Buried: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma)
Education:
Attended Moravian Mission School where he learned to speak English
Occupation before War:
Helped write for Cherokee Phoenix Newspaper
1835: Signer of Treaty of New Echota
Developed a successful plantation on Spavinaw Creek in Indian Territory
1845 – 1861: Member of the Cherokee Council
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
1862: Participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army
1862 – 1865: Commander of First Indian Brigade, Trans – Mississippi
1862 – 1865: Participated in Skirmishes in Western & Indian Territory
Oversaw a Massacre of black haycutters in Wagoner, Oklahoma
1865: Participated in Battle of Doaksville at Fort Towson
1865: Signed a cease fire agreement with Union Representatives
Principal Chief of Confederate Supporting Cherokees
Occupation after War:
Farmer in Indian Territory
Died: September 9, 1871
Place of Death: Delaware County, Oklahoma Territory
Cause of Death: Illness and injuries
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Burial Place: Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma
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