Thomas's Legion (Q56)
N 35° 28.545 W 083° 19.696
17S E 288759 N 3928295
William H. Thomas led Confederate "Legion of Indians & Mountaineers." Cherokee companies raised nearby in 1862.
Waymark Code: WM114G
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2006
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Raised for the Confederacy by William Holland Thomas, Thomas’s Legion was a Civil War unit unlike any other. Comprising both whites and Cherokees, the Legion fought in western sections of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Thomas at an early age became close to the Cherokees, learning their language, becoming an advocate for their rights, and indeed was so close that he was adopted into the tribe. He studied law and became an attorney, successfully representing the tribe against the federal government during the Removal. As a result, he was named Chief of the North Carolina tribe in 1839.
Marker Name: Thomas's Legion
Marker Type: Roadside
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