General Stand Watie and his confederate indians
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:00 pm
Just finshed reading the book
General Stand Waties confederate Indians
Stand watie
-Indian territory [Wyoming]
-Born dec 12 1806, 53 when war began
-Stand watie became chief of the Cherokee Indians during the civil war and was leader of Cherokee mixed bloods ¾ Cherokee.
-lived a Cherokee life house/lifestyle.
- was said to be Kind to a fault
-wealthy slave owning aristocratic planter of cotton before war.
Last confederate general to surrender June 23 1865 to lieutenant colonel Asa C Mathews
Richmond promoted him to brigade general- only Indian general in war
In war
“ The foremost solider ever produced by the north American Indians”
-Won praise of whites and enemy Indians who previously doubted most Indians ability in war
-Good at leading charges once led a charge against 3-1 odds with artillery and captured the gun at pea ridge. One of his men after charge [years later] said “His men would follow watie to the jaws of death and the “mysterious power of stand watie” was how they took the guns.
-Always led command from front
-“ Shermans terrible raid, on a smaller scale, might have been repeated in the Indian territory and Texas had it not been...for general Watie and his command. His brigade was like a stone wall between Texas and the foe”
-His defense seemed weak most battles lost were when defending
-Great raider feared by union. One 14 day raid marched 400 miles [horse] killed 97 wounded many more captured 111 burned 6,000 tons of hay captured $1,500,000 worth of property at a loss of only 6 men killed 48 wounded. General kirby smith called it “one of the most brilliant raids of the war”
-Great scout colonel Phillips union army fort gibson said “Watie knew as much about movements of Yankees supplies as the federal supply officers themselves”-Watie was able to discipline his Indians when most were not [including other Indian generals]
-known for raids and capturing supply, captured large numbers of mules/horse right under the federals guns
-Overshadowed by Jo Shelby the premier Calvary general of IT/Missouri.
-During a 6 week period the road was out [supply] , his command had to feed their horses tree bark and branches.
-recaptured IT capital in raid after north had taken it.
-Great at evasion of enemy
Watie and most Indian tribes Fought for the confederacy
-Most Indian tribes were slave owners the Cherokee among them.
-Watie called white abolitionist renegade Indians and Negros inferior races
-Had a passionate devotion to states rights
-Federal troops forced Cherokee removal from Georgia [trail of tears] causing anger by Cherokee and southern whites by how it was conducted, led to trail of tears.
-Indians sent delegate to csa government
-S Indians tribes forced into service all able body men to fight and lost more % population than any state in confederacy.
-During war the north killed men,woman,children of a neutral tribe, driving them to join the C.S.A
-Indianans were treated well by Richmond and Davis. Richmond sent gov officials and money/food/supply to help aid the Indian territory with needs.
-Confederacy fed and financially supported displaced Indian family from union occupation
Interesting unrelated to watie from book
-Negros fought for confederacy under a Mcintosh regiment [ not full black regiment mixed] in march 1862
-General Albert pikes bodyguard was a black slave named brutus. Who was later let free after hiding and keeping over $60,000 of confederate government money from union capture, but instead chose to stay with his master.
-General Hindman commander of Arkansas – Negros gave a ball at 50Cents a head for support for the confederacy and the general – Negros donated to the cause.
-Indians still tomahawked and scalped enemy.
-Indians used bow and arrows on both sides north and south
-Cherokee Death penalty if any Indian married a negro
-Indian law- death penalty for anyone who sold lands to whites.
-Cherokee rapidly went from warlike to advances in education, agriculture, political rights and society after the “white man” .
-Jesse james at 15 years old fought under both Jo shelby and Quantrill
-shelby faked a retreat gave up 4 guns- when federals “captured” the confederate ambush opened on them with hidden guns and forced retreat.
-After war Indians did not want to allow Negros in Indian territory [segregation] when forced by us government to provide land for Negros the Indians [ trying to prevent it] called it “the dark treaty”
-Indians committed war crimes and killed surrendered blacks and whites.
-Most spies were woman, woman would not be punished men were hanged
General Stand Waties confederate Indians
Stand watie
-Indian territory [Wyoming]
-Born dec 12 1806, 53 when war began
-Stand watie became chief of the Cherokee Indians during the civil war and was leader of Cherokee mixed bloods ¾ Cherokee.
-lived a Cherokee life house/lifestyle.
- was said to be Kind to a fault
-wealthy slave owning aristocratic planter of cotton before war.
Last confederate general to surrender June 23 1865 to lieutenant colonel Asa C Mathews
Richmond promoted him to brigade general- only Indian general in war
In war
“ The foremost solider ever produced by the north American Indians”
-Won praise of whites and enemy Indians who previously doubted most Indians ability in war
-Good at leading charges once led a charge against 3-1 odds with artillery and captured the gun at pea ridge. One of his men after charge [years later] said “His men would follow watie to the jaws of death and the “mysterious power of stand watie” was how they took the guns.
-Always led command from front
-“ Shermans terrible raid, on a smaller scale, might have been repeated in the Indian territory and Texas had it not been...for general Watie and his command. His brigade was like a stone wall between Texas and the foe”
-His defense seemed weak most battles lost were when defending
-Great raider feared by union. One 14 day raid marched 400 miles [horse] killed 97 wounded many more captured 111 burned 6,000 tons of hay captured $1,500,000 worth of property at a loss of only 6 men killed 48 wounded. General kirby smith called it “one of the most brilliant raids of the war”
-Great scout colonel Phillips union army fort gibson said “Watie knew as much about movements of Yankees supplies as the federal supply officers themselves”-Watie was able to discipline his Indians when most were not [including other Indian generals]
-known for raids and capturing supply, captured large numbers of mules/horse right under the federals guns
-Overshadowed by Jo Shelby the premier Calvary general of IT/Missouri.
-During a 6 week period the road was out [supply] , his command had to feed their horses tree bark and branches.
-recaptured IT capital in raid after north had taken it.
-Great at evasion of enemy
Watie and most Indian tribes Fought for the confederacy
-Most Indian tribes were slave owners the Cherokee among them.
-Watie called white abolitionist renegade Indians and Negros inferior races
-Had a passionate devotion to states rights
-Federal troops forced Cherokee removal from Georgia [trail of tears] causing anger by Cherokee and southern whites by how it was conducted, led to trail of tears.
-Indians sent delegate to csa government
-S Indians tribes forced into service all able body men to fight and lost more % population than any state in confederacy.
-During war the north killed men,woman,children of a neutral tribe, driving them to join the C.S.A
-Indianans were treated well by Richmond and Davis. Richmond sent gov officials and money/food/supply to help aid the Indian territory with needs.
-Confederacy fed and financially supported displaced Indian family from union occupation
Interesting unrelated to watie from book
-Negros fought for confederacy under a Mcintosh regiment [ not full black regiment mixed] in march 1862
-General Albert pikes bodyguard was a black slave named brutus. Who was later let free after hiding and keeping over $60,000 of confederate government money from union capture, but instead chose to stay with his master.
-General Hindman commander of Arkansas – Negros gave a ball at 50Cents a head for support for the confederacy and the general – Negros donated to the cause.
-Indians still tomahawked and scalped enemy.
-Indians used bow and arrows on both sides north and south
-Cherokee Death penalty if any Indian married a negro
-Indian law- death penalty for anyone who sold lands to whites.
-Cherokee rapidly went from warlike to advances in education, agriculture, political rights and society after the “white man” .
-Jesse james at 15 years old fought under both Jo shelby and Quantrill
-shelby faked a retreat gave up 4 guns- when federals “captured” the confederate ambush opened on them with hidden guns and forced retreat.
-After war Indians did not want to allow Negros in Indian territory [segregation] when forced by us government to provide land for Negros the Indians [ trying to prevent it] called it “the dark treaty”
-Indians committed war crimes and killed surrendered blacks and whites.
-Most spies were woman, woman would not be punished men were hanged