John Ross

John Ross

male, deceased (1866)
Native American, slaveholder, cherokee, American, leader, Scottish-American…NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
John Ross (October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866), also known as Kooweskoowe - "the great", Principal Chief of the Cherokee Native American Nation.
Lowry War

Lowry War

Native American, North Carolina counties, Lumbee, from Pembroke, North Carolina, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar, robeson county…American, The Lowry War
The Lowry War is considered one of the most important and controversial events in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry (also spelled as...
Halleck Tustenuggee

Halleck Tustenuggee

male, 202 years old
Ocala, from Florida, confederate, american civil war, Native American, captain…Second Seminole War, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
Halleck Tustenuggee (also spelled Halek Tustenuggee and Hallock Tustenuggee) (about 1807 - ?) was a 19th Century Seminole warchief. He fought...
Stand Watie

Stand Watie

male, deceased (1871)
brigadier general, american civil war, Confederate Army general, creek, Native American, slaveholder…American, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
Stand Watie (12 December 1806 - 9 September 1871) (also known as Degataga "stand firm" and Isaac S. Watie) was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and...
Henry Berry Lowrie

Henry Berry Lowrie

male, 169 years old
american civil war, from Pembroke, North Carolina, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar, self-determination, New York Herald, Civil Rights…American, Native American
Henry Berry Lowrie or "Henry Berry Lowry" (born c. 1844 – 1847) led an outlaw gang in North Carolina during and after the American Civil War. Ma...
Billy Bowlegs

Billy Bowlegs

male, deceased (1864)
from Florida, american civil war, Native American, from Oklahoma, captain, seminole…NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
Billy Bowlegs (ca. 1810 – ca. March 10, 1864) was a leader of the Seminoles in Florida during the Second and Third Seminole Wars against the Un...
Opothle Yoholo

Opothle Yoholo

male
american civil war, Native American, cherokee, leader, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar, John Ross
Opothle Yoholo was a Cherokee leader during the American Civil War. He led the opposition to Stand Watie's Cherokee Rifles and their...
Lewis Downing

Lewis Downing

male, deceased (1872)
Baptist, Baptist from the United States, Native American, from Oklahoma, cherokee nation, minister…American, NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
Lewis Downing served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872.
Opothleyahola

Opothleyahola

male, deceased (1863)
american civil war, Opothleyoholo, Opothle Yohola, Muscogee Creek, Hopoeitheyohola, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola…NativeAmericanintheCivilWar, American, Native American
Opothleyahola, also spelled Opothle Yohola, Opothleyoholo, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola, and Hopoeitheyohola, (about 1798 - March 27, 1863) was a Muscogee...
Elias Cornelius Boudinot

Elias Cornelius Boudinot

male, deceased (1890)
Lieutenant colonel, treaty of new echota, Colonel, new england, Tobacco, cherokee…NativeAmericanintheCivilWar
Elias Cornelius Boudinot (1835-1890) was a delegate to the Arkansas secession convention, a colonel in the Confederate States Army, and a...