The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-13
THE CHEROKEE INDIANS AND FHE WAR.
Letter 6rom . ChieT OF the Cherokee
Nation.

Letter from . Chief OF the Cherokee
Nation.
TO THE EDIros OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
wAannoroE, D. G., Feb. 4, 1885
sm-In your issue Of the a0th ultimo, appears the
Rebel Army Roster This roster thus becomes matter q
history Thousands have already scrutinized with in
terest and thousands will place IL on e for future rsfs
renee accepting the true indicator Of the rcbol ss
ment South and West
The Cherokee Indians are made furnish, by this roster
the following rebel forrest
"srAND YATES BRloADk"
First regiment Cherokee Indians, Col. Mrnha Micoo.
Second regiment Cherokee Indiana
Third regiment Cherokee Indians.
Now, sir this Ia matter in which the Cherokee Nation
IL deeply interested The FIRST and only inference de-
ducble from this statement that the Cherokees aou
ally have three regiments three thousand men In the
rebel army OF the southwest while In point OF fact tey
natives and about two hundred and ATTY white adopsa
citizens identified with this abominaby cruel and wicked
In 1851, that arch traitor, Stand wac. Who with tbs
Ridges and Bcudinot in 1885, battered away the osd
Cherokee Nation. and who rite for moro
from Jen Davis 70 raise ! Cherokee regiment. With
great stealth he went TO work and after nearly years
his rolls This number he augmented to nearly six hun
dred by mastering In white residents General BEN
McCulloch ordered the regiment filed with MissouranA
Hence the FIRST Cherokee rebel regiment They served
year, and at Cantonment Davis Creek Nation, July,
1882 were ordered TO ro0rganze. II was done In the
face OF the enemy, and consequently in the most loose
manner Twenty of these three hundred and fifty were
authorized by General Cooper to receive recruits and
accordingly enrolled from ten 70 twenty Of the Cherokees
each Stand Waite and william Penn Adar both
aspirans and both had to have Cherokee regiment.
An equal number Of these recruiting officers were
assigned to each, Waite and Adar with their little
squads Of Misunderstanding Waite some two hundred
and fifty and Adair nearly one hundred An attack was
daily expected. Several hundred fugtves from Mis-
souri, and Arkansas were in camp Waite and Adnir
ordered to conscrpt all such but after all their
impressment they had respectively three hundred and
fifty and five hundred Eight hundred and fifty Is the
greatest number the regiments conformity have ever
museredabout three hundred and nifty Cherokees ana
five hundred white men. And yet they are known a.
Cherokee regiments. Since Waties promotion and tho
death Of his lieutenant colonel his regiment has been
commanded by Major Thompson. Mmha Micco IS
Creek name and no such person has led Cherokee
force
The rebel Indian troops the First and Second Chero
kee regiments-aboye described-Frst Creek regiment
Colonel Mcintosh; First and Second Chocaw reg mente
and the Chckasaw battalion. These are all greatly I'd
duced In men, since their organization in 1851 and lo6
and much demoralized Opposed to these, the United
and the First Indian (Crcek) regiment The swo
Cherokee regiments have carried upon Their ros since
July 1852, about twenty-five hundred names, ana me
Creek regiment about twelve hundred Many o. these
have died been killed. and yet the three arc
large and under the highest state OF discipline Thsy
form tho Indian brigade under the command Oh he ea,.
liant Colonel VIM A. Phillips They nave seen muen
service led the advance In the SprnS o. 1868 into
the Indian country rescuing 1t from rebel ruic CON
structed the Notifications OF Fort GIBSON unaaeo mavs
AFRO tidy in Dress gentlemen In appearance as in reality
they are at Conscious Of their strength they nevcr
decline battle, though offered by double their numDef
Recognizing such word fail their career has been
most daring, brilliant and SUCCESSFUL and though their
country been despoiled of it's beauty and wealth. BY
foe and friend alike they live In cheerful nnticpaton
when standing they have upon the platform OF loyalty
as nation in the trying hour they shall reap fuii 70
ward D. H. ROSS, Cherokee delegate