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Cherokee leader who became the highest-ranking Native American officer in the Confederate Army.
Timeline
Birth- Dec 12, 1806
Calhoun GA
Marriage- Jan 1, 1842-Age: 35 years
Sarah Caroline Bell
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 58 - 54 years
Branch
Confederate Army
Unit
First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, L-Y, AND First Squadron, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States
Rank
Brigadier General
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1861
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1865
Enlistment- Jan 1, 1861-Age: 54 years
Age
52
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1862
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1866
Employment: Position
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Occupation
Confederate general, Cherokee chief
Death- Sep 9, 1871-Age: 65 years
Delaware County OK
Other Facts
Full Name
Stand Watie
Also known as
Isaac Watie
Also known as
Stand Uwatie
Also known as
Degataga
Father
Uwatie (David Uwatie)
Mother
Susanna Reese
Marriage
Eleanor Looney
Marriage
Elizabeth Fields
Marriage
Isabella Hicks
