Gen. Stand Watie - Cross of Honor - Polsen Cemetery, OK - Oklahoma Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Marker Erected by: A Tribute to his Memory by Oklahoma Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Marker Text:

Southern Cross of Honor
Deo Vindice 1861-1865

IN HONOR OF
GEN. STAND WATIE
Only full blood Indian Brig. Gen.
in the Confederate Army.
This brave Cherokee
rendered heroic service
to the Confederate cause
in Ind. Terr.
Born in Ga. Dec. 12, 1806
died in Cher. Nat. Sept. 9, 1871

"Lest We Forget."

Directions to Polsen Cemetery. First get yourself into Southwest City, Missouri. Then take Cherokee Street west. You will go about three (3) blocks and you will come at a "T" to Stand Watie Rd. Turn right. It takes several 90° turns. On the second one you will have entered Oklahoma. There is no sign, but you did. The road will straighten out and go about a mile west from there. The Cemetery will be on your right.

For more information on the Southern Cross of Honor you can visit the web sites I listed below:
From Wikipedia: Southern Cross of Honor
From ancestery.com: Cross of Honor
From 2020 site: Deo Vindice

Photo Gallery includes General Watie's tombstone. The information from the stone is listed with the photos.

County: Delaware County Record Address:: Stand Watie Rd., Polsen Cemetery, W. of Southwest City, MO.OK USA 74368 Web site if available: [Web Link] Rate the Site: Sponsor (Who put it there): United Dauighters of the Confederacy Date Erected: Not listed

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