Monument to General Stand Watie

– In Honor of –

General Stand Watie

General Stand Watie – only full blood Indian Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. This brave Cherokee with his heroic regiment rendered inestimable services to the Confederate Cause of Indian Territory.

Born in Georgia, December 12, 1806, died in Cherokee Nation, September 9, 1871

– A tribute to his memory by the Oklahoma Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

"Lest We Forget"

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