Ely Parker

[civilwargal]

Ely Parker was an interesting footnote to the American Civil War. My Civil War Roundtable has a series of short talks and I presented him one year.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_S._Parker

 

I am part Seneca and from Connecticut so he was very interesting to me.

[Jeeper704]

Very interesting reading material.

And I kinda liked Lee's comment (sorry) ..... I'm not a CSA sympathizer, but General Lee is in my eyes one of the most gentleman-soldiers in the whole Civil War.

 

I wonder how many Native-Americans served in the ranks during the Civil War?

Where there also in the Southern units?

 

Erwin

[civilwargal]

Here is an interesting one from the Confederacy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Watie

 

Many more Native Americans sided with the Confederacy as they felt it was a way to "get even" with the U.S government.

[Jeeper704]

That's very interesting, I'm sure learning a lot here.

Thank you.

 

Erwin

[civilwargal]

Sometimes timing is perfect. Tonight on History International there was a show on Native Americans during the Civil War. They estimate that about 20,000 fought during the war. Sometimes the side they chose to fight on had less to do with ideology, but instead on what side their enemy chose to fight on.

[civilwargal]

Sometimes timing is perfect. Tonight on History International there was a show on Native Americans during the Civil War. They estimate that about 20,000 fought during the war. Sometimes the side they chose to fight on had less to do with ideology, but instead on what side their enemy chose to fight on.