who was the cherokee confederate general during the civil war
Degataga, lit. 'Stand firm') (December 12, 1806 â September 9, 1871) â also known as Standhope Uwatie, Tawkertawker, and Isaac S. Watie â was a leader of the Cherokee Nation, and not only a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, but the only Native American general of the Confederate Army.