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Independently published, 2019/06/28. paperback. Good. Condition: Used - Good; Title: General Stand Watie's Confederate Indians Cunningham, Frank; Description: Stand Watie was the only Native American to attain the rank of general in the Confederate States Army. And two months after Appomattox his unit was the last fighting force to cease hostilities and bring that vicious conflict to a close. Frank Cunningham’s brilliant history documents the conflicts that raged between these Confederate Native Americans and their Union enemies in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas. Lacking supplies and equipment forced Stand Watie and his men to be resourceful and develop strategies that Federal forces feared as they raided supply lines and implemented scorched earth tactics. Cunningham records many of the major engagements that Stand Watie and his men were involved in, including the battles of Chustenahlah, Pea Ridge, Cabin Creek and Prairie Grove. This book explains why Stand Watie and the… Read More