Indian cavalry
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Indian cavalry is the name collectively given (for lack of a better one) to the Midwest and Eastern American Indians who fought during the American Civil War
, most of them on horseback and for the South
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, most of them on horseback and for the South
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
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Cherokee Nation
- Scales'/Fry's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
- Meyer's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
- Cherokee Battalion of Infantry
- Second Cherokee Artillery
Chickasaw Nation
- First Regiment of Chickasaw Infantry
- First Regiment of Chickasaw Cavalry First Colonel: William L. Hunter
- First Battalion of Chickasaw Cavalry
- Shecoe's Chickasaw Battalion of Mounted Volunteers
Choctaw Nation
- First Regiment Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles
- First Regiment of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
- Deneale's Regiment of Choctaw Warriors
- Second Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
- Third Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
- Folsom's Battalion of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
- Capt. John Wilkin's Company of Choctaw Infantry
- Northwest Frontier Command of Indian Territory
Creek Nation
- First Creek Mounted Rifles - Col. Daniel N. McIntosh, Commanding
- Co. A - 2nd Lt. William McIntosh
- Co. C - Capt. William F. McIntosh, Commanding
- Co. G - Capt. William H. McIntosh, Commanding
- Co. G - 2nd Lt. A.H. McIntosh
- Second Creek Mounted Rifles - Lt. Col. Chilly McIntosh, Commanding
Seminole Nation
- First Battalion Seminole Mounted Volunteers
- First Regiment Seminole Mounted Volunteers
Osage Cavalry Battalion
- First Commander: Major Broken Arm http://www.thesouthernamerican.org/rebbraves.htmlhttp://members.aol.com/ciiisiii/cherokeepage/indcsaunits.htm
See also
- Albert PikeAlbert PikeAlbert Pike was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with an outdoor statue in Washington, D.C...
- Battle of ChustenahlahBattle of ChustenahlahThe Battle of Chustenahlah was fought in Osage County, Oklahoma, on December 26, 1861, during the American Civil War. A band of 9,000 pro-Union Native Americans was forced to flee to Kansas in bitter cold and snow in what became known as the Trail of Blood on the Ice.Confederate troops had...
- Battle of Chusto-TalasahBattle of Chusto-TalasahThe Battle of Chusto-Talasah was fought December 9, 1861, in what is now Tulsa County, Oklahoma during the American Civil War....
- Battle of Pea RidgeBattle of Pea RidgeThe Battle of Pea Ridge was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 6–8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield. In the battle, Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. The outcome of the...
- Battle of Round MountainBattle of Round MountainThe Battle of Round Mountain No primary source documents report the engagement as having occurred at a place named "Round Mountains". The name originates from a single writer who noticed a curl at the end of Mountain on the report and changed 'mountain' to its plural...
- Benjamin McCullochBenjamin McCullochBenjamin McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
- Billy BowlegsBilly BowlegsthumbChief Billy Bowlegs or Billy Bolek was a leader of the Seminoles in Florida during the Second and Third Seminole Wars against the United States...
- Cherokee Nation Warriors SocietyCherokee Nation Warriors SocietyThe Cherokee Nation Warriors Society is a society of Cherokee Nation tribal members who are also military veterans, and who were honorably discharged from military service. The society is based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and is administered by the Cherokee Nation Office of Veterans Affairs...
- Douglas H. CooperDouglas H. CooperDouglas Hancock Cooper was a politician, a soldier, an Indian Agent in what is now Oklahoma, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
- Ely S. ParkerEly S. ParkerEly Samuel Parker , was a Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War, when he served as adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant. He wrote the final draft of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox...
- First Confederate CongressFirst Confederate CongressThe First Confederate Congress was the first regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the First Confederate Congress were chosen in elections mostly held on 6 November 1861.-Sessions:...
- Fort Smith CouncilFort Smith CouncilThe Fort Smith Council was a series of meetings held at Fort Smith, Arkansas from September 8–21, 1865, that were organized by the United States government for all Indian tribes east of the Rockies...
- Halleck TustenuggeeHalleck TustenuggeeHalleck Tustenuggee was a 19th century Seminole warchief. He fought against the United States government in the Second Seminole War and for the government in the American Civil War.Tustenuggee, translated as "Warrior" or "Grand Chief of War," was a common surname for Seminole warchiefs...
- James G. BluntJames G. BluntJames Gillpatrick Blunt was a physician and abolitionist who rose to Union major general during the American Civil War.-Early life & career:...
- John Rollin RidgeJohn Rollin RidgeJohn Rollin Ridge , a member of the Cherokee Nation, is considered the first Native American novelist.-Biography:...
- Keetoowah Nighthawk SocietyKeetoowah Nighthawk SocietyThe Keetoowah Society were the spiritual core of the Cherokee people during their early years in Oklahoma Cherokee Culture, namely the early 1900s...
- Lewis DowningLewis DowningLewis Downing served as Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872. After the death of John Ross, he was a compromise candidate who worked to heal divisions in the tribe following removal to the Indian Territory and the American Civil War.-Background:...
- Lumbee
- Murrell HomeMurrell HomeThe Murrell Home, also known as the George M. Murrell Home, is a historic home and museum in Park Hill, near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It was built in 1845, the building starting in 1844, and was most likely constructed least in part by slaves. It is one of only a few antebellum houses that have...
- OpothleyaholaOpothleyaholaOpothleyahola, also spelled Opothle Yohola, Opothleyoholo, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola, and Hopoeitheyohola, was a Muscogee Creek Indian chief, noted as a brilliant orator. He was a speaker of the Upper Creek Council. He led Creek forces against the United States government during the first two Seminole...
- Richard Montgomery GanoRichard Montgomery GanoRichard Montgomery Gano was a physician, Protestant minister, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
- Sam SixkillerSam SixkillerSam Sixkiller was a prominent Native American leader during the American Civil War and the postbellum period.-Biography:...
- Samuel B. MaxeySamuel B. MaxeySamuel Bell Maxey was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, United States. He was a Major General for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.-Early life:...
- Second Confederate CongressSecond Confederate CongressThe Second Confederate Congress was the second and last regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the Second Confederate Congress were chosen in elections held at various dates in 1863 and 1864...
- Confederate Government Civil War units: Indian cavalry
External links
- LewRockwell.com article on the Cherokee Nation and the CSA
- Source page, used with permission from the author
- Native American CSA Records
- http://juntosociety.com/native/black_dog.htm
- Stand Watie Civil War Regiment Roster
- http://www.us-data.org/us/minges/keetoodi.html