Indian cavalry
Indian cavalry is the name collectively given to the Midwest and Eastern American Indians who fought during the American Civil War, most of them on horseback and for the Confederate States of America.
Indian units in the CS Armed forces
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Braves Flag, as flown by Stand Watie.
- 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles - Col. (later Brigadier) Stand Watie, Col. John Drew
- Thomas' Legion / 69th North Carolina Infantry - Col. William H. Thomas
- Scales'/Fry's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
- Meyer's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
- Cherokee Battalion of Infantry
- 2nd Cherokee Artillery Battery
Chickasaw Nation
- 1st Regiment of Chickasaw Infantry
- 1st Regiment of Chickasaw Cavalry - Col. William L. Hunter
- 1st Battalion, Chickasaw Cavalry (Shecoe's Btln., Chickasaw Mounted Volunteers) - Lt. Col. Joseph D. Harris, Lt. Col. Lemuel M. Reynolds, Lt. Col. Martin Shecoe
Choctaw Nation
- 1st Regiment Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles - Col. (later Brigadier) Douglas H. Cooper
- 1st Regiment of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
- 2nd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
- 3rd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
- Deneale's Regiment of Choctaw Warriors
- Folsom's Battalion of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
- Wilkins' Company of Choctaw Infantry - Cpt. John Wilkins
Creek Nation
- 1st Creek Mounted Rifles - Col. Daniel N. McIntosh
- 2nd Creek Mounted Rifles - Lt. Col. Chilly McIntosh
Seminole Nation
- 1st Battalion Seminole Mounted Volunteers
- 2nd Regiment Seminole Mounted Volunteers
Others
- Osage Cavalry Battalion - Maj. Broken Arm
Indian units in the US Armed forces
Indian Home Guard
- 1st Regiment, Indian Home Guard
- 2nd Regiment, Indian Home Guard - Col. John Ritchie
- 3rd Regiment, Indian Home Guard - Col. William A. Phillips
- 4th Regiment, Indian Home Guard
See also
- Native Americans in the American Civil War
- Indian Territory in the American Civil War
- Confederate units of Indian Territory
- Confederate Government units - Indian cavalry
External links
- LewRockwell.com article on the Cherokee Nation and the CSA
- Source page, used with permission from the author
- Native American CSA Records
- http://juntosociety.com/native/black_dog.htm
- Stand Watie Civil War Regiment Roster
- http://www.us-data.org/us/minges/keetoodi.html
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
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