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'Stand firm'; December 12, 1806 – September 9, 1871), also known as Standhope Uwatie and Isaac S. Watie, was a Cherokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1862 to 1866.
Stand Watie was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Jun 24, 2015 · Stand Watie, a contentious Cherokee leader who signed away his ancestral lands, fought for the South in the Civil War, terrorizing many of his own people.
The only Native American to be fully promoted to the rank of General in the Civil War, Stand Watie was born Degataga, meaning "Stand Firm" in the Cherokee language, and baptized as Isaac in Georgia to a man named David Uwatie and his mixed-race wife, Susan Reese.
Jan 12, 2024 · Stand Watie was the only American Indian to achieve the rank of general on either side during the Civil War. [ Wikimedia Commons] Early Life. Stand Watie was born on December 12, 1806, in Oothcaloga, Cherokee Nation (modern-day Gordon County, Georgia).
Jun 22, 2015 · On June 23, 1865, 150 years ago, the last Confederate general surrendered his arms at Doaksville, Oklahoma, near Fort Towson. Confederate Brigadier General Chief Stand Watie (his Cherokee name was De-ga-ta-ga) was a Cherokee.
Apr 30, 2023 · On May 6, 1864, in return for his loyalty, Watie was promoted to brigadier general, the only Indian to hold this rank in the Civil War. Though Stand Watie has often faded out of the Civil War history books, perhaps Watie's most significant military accomplishments occurred in the summer and fall of 1864.
