Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers. It was 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jef

A biography of Stand Watie, a Cherokee leader and Confederate general.

The commander of the three-hundred-wagon Union supply train never expected a large ragtag group of Texans and Native Americans to attack during the dark of nigh

No one questions the horrific impact of the Civil War on America, but few realize its effect on American Indians. Residents of Indian Territory found the war es

Biography of General Stand Watie, including his early life and Cherokee history, military career in the Civil War, and post-military career.