Polson Cemetery - NE of Jay, OK
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YoSam.
N 36° 31.521 W 094° 38.169
15S E 353516 N 4043465
Major Cherokee cemetery for those who served, Watie, Ridge, etc
Waymark Code: WMNBMW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2015
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located several miles west of South West City,
Missouri. Named for Dr. William D. Polson, and
for the Polsons; their related families, which
include The Ridge, Stand Watie, the Bells, etc.
Washborne's and Washbourne's are buried here and
they are all of the same family; a branch de-
cided to renew the "old World" spelling i.e.
Washbourne. Many of these people were related,
and of the Cherokee Nation by blood heritage.
General Stand Watie was the last Confederate General to surrender during the Civil War. He was the only full-blooded Native American to receive the rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Stand Watie espoused the southern cause and soon received commission as Colonel in the Confederate Army. He was a Joint Commander with General R.M. Gano at the Battle of Cabin Creek fought September 18, 1864. In this battle, Confederates routed Federals and captured about 300 wagons loaded with supplies, thus enabling the destitute Indian Confederates to continue in the war. Stand Watie surrendered his command at Doaksville near Fort Towson on June 23, 1865. He died September 9, 1871, a man of courage, leadership and loyalty.