Stand Watie
Videos
Brigadier-General Stand Watie, also known as Standhope Uwatie and Isaac S. Watie, was a Cherokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1862 to 1866. The Chero
Watie, c. 1865
Historical marker
John Ross (Cherokee chief)
Videos
John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866; he served longer in that position than any other person. Ross led the nation through such tumultuous events as forced remova
Stand Watie
…on the grounds of self-defense. His nephew E. C. Boudinot, who had returned to the West and become a lawyer, defended him. In 1861, Principal Chief John Ross signed an alliance with the Confederate States to avoid disunity in Indian Territory. Within less than a year, Ross and part of the National Council…
Ross, c. 1866
The John Ross House during the US Civil War
John Ross Home, Rossville, Georgia. The House was built in 1797 by John McDonald, grandfather of John Ross, and was Ross's home until he left on the "Trail of Tears".
A young John Ross