William Weatherford
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William Weatherford, also known after his death as Red Eagle, was a Creek warrior of the Upper Creek towns who led many of the Red Sticks actions in the Creek War against Lower Creek towns and against
Chief Red Eagle
Burial sites of Sehoy III and William Weatherford, with a historical marker in foreground
Tecumseh
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Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native Ameri
William Weatherford
…was the first Native American graduate of the United States Military Academy. William Weatherford may have been a blood relative of the Shawnee Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa whose mother and father were of Creek and Shawnee lineages. Their relationship may have been the foundation of the strong alliance…
Painting of Tecumseh based on an 1808 sketch
Full-length portrait of Tecumseh, 19th century
Black Hoof (Catecahassa) emerged in the 1790s as the principal spokesman for the Ohio Shawnees. Most Shawnees followed his lead rather than Tecumseh's.
Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh's younger brother, founded a religious movement in 1805. (George Catlin, 1832)