This is the story of Stand Watie; the only Indian to attain the rank of general in the Confederate Army. An aristocratic; prosperous slaveholding planter and leader of the Cherokee mixed bloods; Watie was recruited in Indian Territory by Albert Pike to fight the Union forces on the western front. He organized the First Cherokee Rifles on July 29; 1861; and was commissioned a colonel. In 1864; after battling at Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge; he became brigadier general. Watie was the last Confederate general to lay down his arms in surrender; two months after Appomattox. In his foreword; Brad Agnew discusses Watie’s role in the Civil War and his reception by later historians.
#93730 in Books 1976-11-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .78 x 5.37l; .70 #File Name: 0806113669272 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book on the 1870 -1880's lifestyle of the real cowpunchersBy Diane fergusonAny time I can acquire a book written from first hand experiences I jump at the opportunity to purchase it. This book was recommended to me by members in a Facebook group about trail drives; I love reading books concerning trail drives as my family has ties to the Chisholms. The life time in which our family members lived in were very different from ours. This book gives first hand accounts of the hardships people endured during that time period; This is a very interesting book. I highly recommend this book if you have a love of the old west or just for the history of how people lived in the 1870 - 1880's.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Merlea10 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very interesting read!By Barry P. EvansA very good read! Especially if one is interested in the lifestyle of the early cattle drives.
