Stand Watie Tombstone obelisk - Delaware County, OK
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Stand Watie, American Indian, Confederate General, the last to surrender, Confederate version of Medal of Honor [Southern Cross of Honor] recipient.
Waymark Code: WMZJVK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2018
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County of obelisk: Delaware County
Location of memorial: Stand Watie Rd., Polsen Cemetery, Delaware County, OK
Stand Watie's headstone is a limestone obelisk, approximately 10 feet tall. The text reads:
Brig. Gen. Stand Watie
Born Dec. 12, 1806
Died Sept. 9, 1871
The other sides read:
S. C. Wife of
S. Watie
Born Mar. 11, 1820.
Died Feb. 3, 1882.
C. E. Watie
Born 1829
Died May 27, 1877.
Jesse Watie
Born Oct. 9, 1851
Died May 17, 1875
"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." ~ Travel Oklahoma