John Ross Cherokee Chief. (general, surrender, Oklahoma)

[dizzybint]

fascinating wee story here about a man I knew nothing about..
John Ross – The Scottish Cherokee Chief :

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Stand Watie was Chief of the Southern Cherokees and also a Confederate Brig General,
the last Confederate general in the field to surrender.


Stand Watie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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The Southern Cherokees under Chief Watie had their own division of the Knights of the Golden Circle.
The Cherokee KGC constitution and bylaws are now kept at a university in Oklahoma.


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[AnnieA]

Fascinating stuff. I had read about John Ross.

[JesseBaumler]

interesting, my grandma and her sisters told me that they were descended from a Cherokee chief. their last names were Kilgore, Craven, and there was a Crouch somewhere. Ross was a man of integrity, whether I am related or not;-)