Major Ridge
John Ridge - son of Major Ridge
Stand Watie
John Rollin Ridge - son of John Ridge
Rose Cottage - home of John Ross, burned by Stand Watie
during the Civil War
Elias Cornelius (EC) Boudinot - son of Elias Boudinot
EC Boudinot
Saladin Watie - son of Stand Watie
U.S.
Civil War stamp series 1995
Confederate Brig. General
Stand Watie (De-ga-do-ga)
1806-1870
Known for guerrilla tactics
tying down Union troops.
Sole CSA Indian General
raised Cherokee regiment,
fought at Pea Ridge, captured federal steamboat. Last
CSA General to surrender.
The Southern Cherokee delegation to Washington in 1866 was sent
to negotiate a new treaty with the United States at the end of
the American Civil War. L to R: John Rollin "Yellow
Bird" Ridge, Saladin Watie, Richard Fields, Elias C.
Boudinot, and William Penn Adair. Delegates not pictured were
Stand Watie and Joseph A. Scales.