# Stand Watie

> 2nd principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

**Wikidata**: [Q288408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288408)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Watie)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stand-watie

## Summary

Stand Watie was born in the Cherokee Nation on December 12, 1806 [1][2][3]. He served as both an army officer and a traditional leader or chief . During the American Civil War era, he held the position of Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1862 to 1866 . Watie died in the Cherokee Nation on September 9, 1871 [1][2][3] and was buried at Polson Cemetery .


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. muster roll. 1863
3. general order. 1864
4. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
5. SNAC
6. Find a Grave
7. Encyclopedia of Arkansas
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. CERL Thesaurus
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File