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Stand Watie

Delaware County
Location: in Polson Cemetery, two miles northwest of South West City, Missouri
Material: Granite
Topics: American Indians; Government; Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Stand Watie, a leader of the pro-removal faction of Cherokees in the southeastern United States, was the first Indian commissioned in the Civil War as a general officer. At the close of the conflict, he commanded all Confederate troops in the Department of Indian Territory. In May of 1865, he surrendered to Union troops near Fort Towson, the last Confederate general to lay down his arms.

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Stand Watie’s Surrender

Choctaw County
Location: at Doaksville (one mile north of Fort Towson off Red Road; east of Fort Towson Cemetery)
Coordinates: 34.034867, -95.269867
Material: Other (Concrete with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Here at Doaksville, on June 23, 1865, Brigadier General Stand Watie (Cherokee) was the last Confederate general to surrender.

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